Comments on: arabic loanwords in the swahili language? http://www.onlineswahili.com/arabic-loanwords-in-the-swahili-language.htm Learn how to speak Swahili Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:40:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MK http://www.onlineswahili.com/arabic-loanwords-in-the-swahili-language.htm/comment-page-1#comment-156 MK Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:23:44 +0000 http://www.onlineswahili.com/arabic-loanwords-in-the-swahili-language.htm#comment-156 Here are some words: [note: the format of the list is... * The word in Swahili (the origin in Arabic) = the meaning in English] * Marahabaa (from "marhaba" in Arabic) = greeted answer * Tafadhali (from "tafadal") = please * Haraka (from "haraka") = quickly * Baridi (from "bared") = cold * Hatari (form "khatar") = danger * Samahani (from "samehni") = excuse me * Rafiki (from "rafik") = friend * Safiri (from "safer") = travel * Furahi (from "farah") = happy * Alhamisi (from "al-khamis") = Thursday * Ijumaa (from "al-juma'") = Friday * Sita (from "sitta") = six * Saba (from "saba'") = seven * Tisa (from "tesa'") = nine * Ishirini (from "ushrin") = 20 * Thalathini (from "thalathin") = 30 * Arubaini (from "arba'in") = 40 * Hamsini (from "khamsin") = 50 * Sitini (from "sittin") = 60 * Sabini (from "sab'in") = 70 * Thamanini (from "thamanin") = 80 * Tisini (from "tes'in") = 90 * Mia (from "mi'a") = 100 * Elfu (from "alf") = 1000 * Nusu (from "nusf" or "nus" in spoken Arabic) = half * Robo (from "rob'") = quarter * Saa (from "sa'a) = hour * Asubuhi (from "as-sabah") = morning * Magharibi (from "maghreb") = dusk * Alfajiri (from "al-fajr") = early morning Here are some words:
[note: the format of the list is...
* The word in Swahili (the origin in Arabic) = the meaning in English]

* Marahabaa (from "marhaba" in Arabic) = greeted answer
* Tafadhali (from "tafadal") = please
* Haraka (from "haraka") = quickly
* Baridi (from "bared") = cold
* Hatari (form "khatar") = danger
* Samahani (from "samehni") = excuse me
* Rafiki (from "rafik") = friend
* Safiri (from "safer") = travel
* Furahi (from "farah") = happy
* Alhamisi (from "al-khamis") = Thursday
* Ijumaa (from "al-juma’") = Friday
* Sita (from "sitta") = six
* Saba (from "saba’") = seven
* Tisa (from "tesa’") = nine
* Ishirini (from "ushrin") = 20
* Thalathini (from "thalathin") = 30
* Arubaini (from "arba’in") = 40
* Hamsini (from "khamsin") = 50
* Sitini (from "sittin") = 60
* Sabini (from "sab’in") = 70
* Thamanini (from "thamanin") = 80
* Tisini (from "tes’in") = 90
* Mia (from "mi’a") = 100
* Elfu (from "alf") = 1000
* Nusu (from "nusf" or "nus" in spoken Arabic) = half
* Robo (from "rob’") = quarter
* Saa (from "sa’a) = hour
* Asubuhi (from "as-sabah") = morning
* Magharibi (from "maghreb") = dusk
* Alfajiri (from "al-fajr") = early morning

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