huru

Kiswahili

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huru

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”).

adjective

  1. invariable free, liberated, emancipated, independent

noun mahuru

  1. class v freedman, manumitted slave

In English

  • free not imprisoned
  • freedman man who has been released from slavery
  • ex-slave a former or emancipated slave

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"huru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/huru. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

huru. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/huru

Chicago

"huru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/huru.

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@misc{huru_2026,
  title = {huru},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/huru},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-huru.flac.