thamani
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic ثَمَن (ṯaman).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editthamani (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