wakia

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

Verb

wakia

1. to wake

Inflection

Conjugation of wakia (weak class 2)

infinitive	wakia
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wakie	wakade
2nd person singular	wakast	wakadest
3rd person singular	wakath	wakade
plural	wakiath	wakaden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wakie	wakade
plural	wakie, wakien	wakade, wakaden
imperative	present
singular	waka
plural	wakiath
participle	present	past
	wakande	ewakad, wakad

Descendants

• West Frisian: wekje

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

wakia (n class, plural wakia)

1. An ounce.

   Synonym: aunsi

2. (obsolete) An old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin.

See also

• ratili

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 309 Nr. 2976