thamani

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثَمَن (ṯaman).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

thamani class IX (plural thamani class X)

  1. value (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable)
  2. (economics) equity

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 52 Nr. 418