Zohali
Swahili
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic زُحَل (zuḥal, “Saturn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Zohali
- Saturn (planet)
Usage notes
[edit]- Zohali was traditionally used to refer to the planet Saturn.[1]
A 1995 dictionary used the name for the seventh planet Uranus.[2] Some books for primary school use in Tanzania repeated this usage.[3][4]
In the present dictionaries this aberration has been corrected and Zohali is reserved for the sixth planet Saturn (Kamusi Kuu ya Kiswahili, Longhorn Nairobi 2017, →ISBN ("sayari ya sita" = the sixth planet); TUKI ENglish-Swahili Dictionary 3rd edition, Dar es Salaam 2006, →ISBN ("Saturn 1. Zohali").
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]| Solar System in Swahili · mfumo wa jua (see also: sayari) (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | jua | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Utaridi Zebaki |
Zuhura Ng'andu |
dunia | Mirihi Murihi Meriki |
Ceres | Mshtarii | Zohali Zuhali |
Uranus | Neptun | Pluto | Eris | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | mwezi | — | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The relevant source for tradional astronomic vocabulary in Swahili is Jan Knappert, "The Swahili Names of Stars, Planets and Constellations." In: Indian Ocean Review, The. Perth, Australia, v. 6 n. 3, September 1993, pp 5-7.
- ^ Kamusi Awali ya Sayansi na Tekinologia (KAST). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Ben & Co. Ltd., 1995; out of print and out of use.
- ^ Wallah, W.B. & Mwamburi, J. Kiswahili mufti darasa la 8: Mwongozo wa mwalimu. Longhorn, 2009. →ISBN Invalid ISBN
- ^ TESSA - Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa. Nishati na Mwendo: Kutoka Ardhini kenda kwenye nyota – kutumia Zana Kifani. Available at: www.tessafrica.net