fedha

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فِضَّة (fiḍḍa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ðɑ/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

fedha class IX (plural fedha class X)

  1. silver (chemical element)
  2. money
    Synonyms: pesa, (Tanzania) hela
  3. finance

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) 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, pages 233-234 Nr. 2154
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