simu
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Ngazidja Comorian[edit]
Noun[edit]
simu class 9 (plural simu class 10)
References[edit]
- “simu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
simu (n class, plural simu)
Derived terms[edit]
- -piga simu
- simu ya mkononi
- simu ya rununu
- simu ya kisasa
- simu ya msaada (“helpline”)
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: “‘Telephone’, Sw simu. From OAr sym norm. sīm ‘telegram’ (R: 35) (the original meaning in Swahili), from Persian sīm ‘wire’.”
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
simu
Categories:
- English terms with quotations
- Ngazidja Comorian lemmas
- Ngazidja Comorian nouns
- Ngazidja Comorian class 9 nouns
- Swahili terms borrowed from Omani Arabic
- Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic
- Swahili terms derived from Persian
- Swahili terms with audio links
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili n class nouns
- sw:Telephony
- Tok Pisin terms borrowed from Malay
- Tok Pisin terms derived from Malay
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns