ruhusa

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic رُخْصَة (ruḵṣa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ruhusa class IX (no plural)

  1. permission

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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 118 Nr. 1058