simu
Ngazidja Comorian
Noun
simu class 9 (plural simu class 10)
References
- “simu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Swahili
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
simu class IX (plural simu class X)
Derived terms
- -piga simu
- simu ya mkononi
- simu ya rununu
- simu ya kisasa
- simu ya msaada (“helpline”)
References
- ^ 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
Etymology
Noun
simu
Categories:
- Ngazidja Comorian lemmas
- Ngazidja Comorian nouns
- Ngazidja Comorian class 9 nouns
- Swahili terms derived from Persian
- Swahili terms borrowed from Omani Arabic
- Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili class IX nouns
- sw:Telephony
- Tok Pisin terms borrowed from Malay
- Tok Pisin terms derived from Malay
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns