mahakama

Swahili

Alternative forms

• (uncommon) mahkama, mahakma

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mahakama class IX (plural mahakama class X)

1. court (place where law is administered)

   Synonym: korti

   mahakama ya usuluhishi ― court of arbitration

   mahakama ya wilaya ― district court

2. judiciary

   Mahakama ya Tanzania ― Judiciary of Tanzania

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”)