takbira

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تَكْبِير (takbīr).[1]

Noun

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takbira (n class, plural takbira)

  1. (Islam) takbir (proclamation of the greatness of God)

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256 Nr. 2389