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barabara.

road (strip of land made suitable for travel)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɓɑ.ɾɑˈɓɑ.ɾɑ/

road (strip of land made suitable for travel)
class-ix
maisha ni barabara ndefu

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *barr- Arabic بَرّ (barr)bor.? Swahili barabara Possibly borrowed from Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, earth”).

adj/ɓɑˈɾɑ.ɓɑ.ɾɑ/

proper, correct, exactly right
invariable

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Persian بر (bar) Persian ا (â) Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upéri Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári Proto-Iranian *upári Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬 (QDM /⁠abar⁠/) Persian بر (bar) Persian برابر (barâbar)bor. Swahili barabara Borrowed from Persian برابر (barâbar).

adv/ɓɑˈɾɑ.ɓɑ.ɾɑ/

exactly, precisely
Kumbukumbu la Sheria 5:32, Biblia Habari Njema: Nyinyi muwe waangalifu mkafanye kama Mwenyezi-Mungu alivyowaamuru; tekelezeni kila kitu barabara. Be careful to do as the Lord has commanded; implement everything precisely.

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