English
taarab
Taarab comes from Arabic طَرَب ‘entertainment with music’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentطَرَبṭarab‘entertainment with music’
- Swahilimoderntaarab
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentطَرَبṭarab‘entertainment with music’
- Swahilimoderntaarab
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic طَرَب
Today it means
noun A genre of music popular in Tanzania and Kenya, influenced by the music of cultures with a historical presence in East Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic طَرَب / taarab