miwani

Kiswahili

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miwani

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic; apparently مِعْوَان (miʕwān, “aid”) had the meaning “reading aid” in East Africa, compare known عُوَيْنَات (ʕuwaynāt, “glasses”).

noun miwani

class ix eyeglasses, spectacles

In English

spectacles a pair of lenses set in a frame

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

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

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@misc{miwani_2026,
  title = {miwani},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/miwani},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}