thamani
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic ثَمَن (ṯaman).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
thamani (n class, plural thamani)
- value (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable)
- (economics) equity
Related terms edit
- -thamini (“to value”)
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 52 Nr. 418