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Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
mahakama class IX (plural mahakama class X)
- court (place where law is administered)
- Synonym: korti
Usage notes
This noun is occasionally treated as being a plural of the ma class.
Derived terms
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 79 Nr. 688