English
Mashujaa Day
Mashujaa Day comes from Swahili mashujaa ‘heroes’, and goes back to Arabic شُجَاع ‘brave, courageous, plucky, bold’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentشُجَاع‘brave, courageous, plucky, bold’
- Swahilimodernmashujaa‘heroes’
- EnglishtodayMashujaa Day
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- Arabicc. 500–presentشُجَاع‘brave, courageous, plucky, bold’
- Swahilimodernmashujaa‘heroes’
- EnglishtodayMashujaa Day
Every English word from Arabic شُجَاع
Today it means
name A Kenyan national holiday celebrated on October 20.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic شُجَاع / Mashujaa Day