jeshi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَيْش (jayš).[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

jeshi (ma class, plural majeshi)

  1. army (large, highly organised military force concerned mainly with ground operations)

Derived terms

References
  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 67 Nr. 572
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