dhuluma

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

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    Arabic ظُلْم (ẓulm)bor.
    Swahili dhuluma

    Borrowed from Arabic ظُلْم (ẓulm).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    dhuluma class IX (plural dhuluma class X)

    1. injustice, mistreatment, oppression
    • -dhulumu (“to oppress; to treat unjustly”)

    References

    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) 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 196 Nr. 1757
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