barafu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), from Persian (barf, “snow”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

barafu (n class, plural barafu)

ice

Derived terms

dubu barafu (“polar bear”)
mashine ya barafu (“refrigerator”)

References

Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎, volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Ice’, Sw barafu. From OAr barf (R: 41) / báraf (N: 84), from Persian barf ‘snow’.”

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