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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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mahakama (n class, plural mahakama)

  1. court (place where law is administered)
    Synonym: korti

Usage notes

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This noun is occasionally treated as being a plural of the ma class.

Derived terms

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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 79 Nr. 688