ghanima

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَنِيمَة (ḡanīma).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

ghanima class IX (plural ghanima class X)

  1. windfall, prosperity
  2. booty, loot

Noun

ghanima class I/IX (plural ghanima class II/X)

  1. hostage, captive
    Synonym: mateka

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 224 Nr. 2051
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