dhamana

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَان (ḍamān), or ضَمَانَة (ḍamāna).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

dhamana class IX (plural dhamana class X)

  1. a bail or pledge, a collateral (security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan)
    dhamana ya viza ― visa bond

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 187 Nr. 1664
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