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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kashfa.

uncovering, unveiling, exposing

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. uncovering, unveiling, exposing

    archaic · class-ix
  2. scandal (incident that brings disgrace)

    class-ix
  3. slander, libel, insult

    class-ix
    kashfa za dini
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic كَشْف (kašf, “unveiling, uncovering”). The pejorative meaning comes from Godfrey Dale (1861–1941, Christian missionary in Zanzibar 1889–1925) publishing a translation of the Qurʾān into Swahili in 1923, widely suspected to be inaccurate.

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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.