dirisha
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom Omani Arabic دريشة (drīša), from Persian دریچه (dariče, “small window”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdirisha class V (plural madirisha class VI)
- window (opening for light and air)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 10, number 1, page 9 of 1-10: “‘Window’, Sw dirisha. From OAr dryše norm. drīše (R: 58) / drī́ša (N: 23), from Persian darīča.”