serikali
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Omani Arabic [script needed] (sörkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Descendants
- → Kamba: silikali
- → Kikuyu: thirikari
- → Luhya: eserikali
References
- Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica, volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Government’, Sw serikali. From OAr sörkār norm. serkār (R: 126) from Persian sarkār. Sw serikari is found in nineteenth-century texts, so the dissimilation of the liquids likely happened after it was loaned, but Holes (2011: 479) also notes instability between /l/ and /r/.”
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