Swahili edit

 
 
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology edit

From Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf, expense).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

sarafu (n class, plural sarafu)

  1. coin

References edit

  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 178 Nr. 1580