thamani

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثَمَن (ṯaman).[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

thamani (n class, plural thamani)

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

References
  1. Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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
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