juhudi

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic جَهْد (jahd), plural جُهُود (juhūd).[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

juhudi (n class, plural juhudi)

  1. effort, hard work, diligence, enthusiasm

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 65 Nr. 544
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