samawati

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَمَاوَات (samāwāt), the plural of سَمَاء (samāʔ, “sky”).^[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

samawati class IX (plural samawati class X)

1. sky

Adjective

-a samawati (invariable)

1. azure, light blue

See also

Colors in Swahili · rangi (layout · text)

-eupe	-a kijivujivu ; -a kijivu	-eusi
-ekundu	-a machungwa; -a hudhurungi ; -a kahawia	-a manjano ; -a kimanjano ; -a njano ; -a dhahabu
-a manjani giza	-a kibichi ; -a kijani	-a manjani mwangaza
-a bluu mwangaza	-a samawati	-a bluu
-a urujuani	-a zambarau	-a waridi ; -a pinki

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 152 Nr. 1362
2. Baldi, Sergio (2009) “Swahili”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 383 of 381-387