hatamu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خِطَام (ḵiṭām).

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

hatamu (n class, plural hatamu)

bridle, rein

Derived terms

-shika hatamu (“to take control, to lead”)

References

Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 92 No. 813

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