haini

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haini

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Borrowed from Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin).

verb -haini · kuhaini · kutohaini · haini · hainini

to betray, to deceive
Similar: saliti

noun mahaini

class v traitor, betrayer, conspirator

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@misc{haini_2026,
  title = {haini},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/haini},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}