wasaa

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَسَاعَة (wasāʕa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

wasaa class IX (no plural)

  1. opportunity
    Synonyms: fursa, nafasi, mwanya
  2. leisure time, free time

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) 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 304 Nr. 2931