"halafu" meaning in All languages combined

See halafu on Wiktionary

Adverb [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-halafu.flac [Kenya] Forms: alafu [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ḫalap- Arabic خَلْف (ḵalf)bor. Swahili halafu Borrowed from Arabic خَلْف (ḵalf). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:خَلْف<ref:<span class="cited-source">Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), <cite>Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa</cite> (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; <span class="None" lang="und">145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 93 Nr. 826</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ḫalap- Arabic خَلْف (ḵalf)bor. Swahili halafu [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Semitic", "term" : "*ḫalap-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "خ ل ف", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "خَلْف", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "halafu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="halafu"> Borrowed from Arabic خَلْف (ḵalf). Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} halafu
  1. later; afterwards; then Synonyms: baadaye, kisha

Alternative forms

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