askofu
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaskofu (ma class, plural maaskofu)
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