rufaa

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic رِفَاع (rifāʕ), verbal noun of رَافَعَ (rāfaʕa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rufaa class IX (plural rufaa class X)

1. an appeal (law: accusation by one private person against another)

Derived terms

• -kata rufaa (“to lodge an appeal”)