mahakama

Swahili

Alternative forms

(uncommon) mahkama, mahakma

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama).[1]

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

mahakama (n class, plural mahakama)

court (place where law is administered)
Synonym: korti

Usage notes

This noun is occasionally treated as being a plural of the ma class.

Derived terms

mahakama kuu (“high court”)
mahakama ya rufani (“appellate court”)

References

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 79 Nr. 688

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