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Where does “imali” come from?

imali (Northern Ndebele) comes from Swahili mali, from Arabic مَال — possessions; wealth; money; property, capital,...

imali (Northern Ndebele): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “imali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimaliwealth, riches; property
2Arabicمَالpossessions; wealth; money; property, capital,...
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