askofu
Appearance
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]askofu class V (plural maaskofu class VI)
Derived terms
[edit]- askofu mkuu (“archbishop”)
- uaskofu (“bishopship”)
References
[edit]- ^ 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 13 Nr. 68