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Where does “dhoruba” come from?

dhoruba (Swahili) comes from Arabic ضَرْبَة — storm.

dhoruba (Swahili): storm, tempest

Definitions

  1. storm, tempest

Ancestry of “dhoruba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَرْبَةstorm
Every word from Arabic ضَرْبَة →