ushuru

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic عُشْر (ʕušr, “tithe”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

ushuru (u class, no plural)

  1. tax

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 208 Nr. 1865
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