roshani
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Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Omani Arabic روشن (rōšen, “veranda”), from Persian روشن (rowšan).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
roshani (n class, plural roshani)
References[edit]
- ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 10, number 1, page 9 of 1-10: “‘Veranda, balcony’, Sw roshani. From OAr rōšen (R: 123), from Persian rawšan ‘bright’.”