haraka - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• 1 Swahili
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
  • 1.4 Adjective
  • 1.5 Adverb
    * 1.5.1 Derived terms
  • 1.6 References

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Borrowed from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).[1]

haraka class IX (plural **haraka class X)

1. hurry, haste
2. speed
   Synonyms: mbio, kasi

haraka (invariable)

1. fast (occurring or happening within a short time)

haraka

1. quickly

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -harakisha (“to hurry, to speed up”)
  • Stative: -harakika

1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), 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 72 Nr. 627

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