Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic عُشْر (ʕušr, tithe).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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ushuru (u class, no plural)

  1. tax

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 208 Nr. 1865