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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

askofu (ma class, plural maaskofu)

  1. bishop

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • 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 13 Nr. 68