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Where does “zuri” come from?

zuri (Swahili) comes from Arabic زور, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭫.

zuri (Swahili): good, kind; nice; pretty, beautiful

Definitions

  1. good, kind; nice; pretty, beautiful

Ancestry of “zuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزورto incline; to acknowledge as a visitor, to treat...
2Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭫—

Words derived from “zuri”

  • Zuri
  • uzuri
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