mirathi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيرَاث (mīrāṯ).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

mirathi (m-mi class, plural only)

1. inheritance

Synonyms

• urithi

Related terms

• -rithi (“to inherit”)
• mrithi (“heir”)

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 303 No. 2912