forodha

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic فرضة (furḍa, “custom house”), from Arabic فُرْضَة (furḍa, “crevice, gap; mouth of a body of water, place where one gets to the water (where also port customs is located)”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)
  • Hyphenation: fo‧ro‧dha

Noun

forodha class IX (plural forodha class X)

  1. customs (department or agency that collects taxes on items entering or leaving a country)

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 231 Nr. 2119
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