ushuru
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic عُشْر (ʕušr, “tithe”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
ushuru class XI (no plural)
Derived terms
- ushuru wa bidhaa (“excise tax”)
- ushuru wa forodha (“customs duty”)
- ushuru wa kibanda (“hut tax”)
- ushuru wa stempu (“stamp duty”)
References
- ^ 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, page 208 Nr. 1865