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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

harufu.

smell, scent, odour

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. smell, scent, odour

    class-ix
    harufu ya makwapa
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عَرْف (ʕarf).

noun

  1. alternative form of herufi

    alt-of · alternative · class-ix

  2. syllable

    class-ix
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic حَرَفَ (ḥarafa) Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf)bor. Swahili harufu Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.