nusura

Swahili

Alternative forms
  • nusra

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَزْر‎ (nazr, “little, trifle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnusuɾɑ/

Noun

nusura

  1. almost, nearly

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2009), “Swahili”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-14973-1, page 385
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