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fidia

See also: Fidia

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فِدْيَة (fidya).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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fidia (n class, plural fidia)

  1. ransom (money paid for the freeing of a hostage)
  2. compensation
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  • -fidi (“to pay ransom; to compensate”)

References

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  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 228 Nr. 2097
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