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Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Omani Arabic فرضة (furḍa, “custom house”), from Arabic فُرْضَة (furḍa, “crevice, gap; mouth of a body of water, place where one gets to the water (where also port customs is located)”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
forodha (n class, plural forodha)
- customs (department or agency that collects taxes on items entering or leaving a country)
References
- ^ 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 231 Nr. 2119