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bwa⋅na
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ˈbwɑ
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–noun
(in Africa) master; boss.
Origin:
1875–80;
< Swahili < Ar
abūnā
our father
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bwa·na
(bwä'nə)
n. Used as a form of respectful address in parts of Africa.
[Swahili, from Arabic
'abūnā
,
our father
:
'abū
, bound form of
'ab
,
father
; see
b
in Semitic roots +
-nā
,
our
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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[bwah-nuh] 
(bwä'nə) 
b in Semitic roots + -nā, our.]
