Where does “zamba” come from?

zamba (Hausa) comes from Arabic ذَنْب — sin, sinful or blameworthy act, blame, moral...

zamba (Hausa): fraud, deceit

Definitions

  1. fraud, deceit

Ancestry of “zamba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذَنْبsin, sinful or blameworthy act, blame, moral...
Every word from Arabic ذَنْب
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