"bei" meaning in Swahili

See bei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bei.flac [Kenya] Forms: bei [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَيْع (bayʕ). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|بَيْع|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic بَيْع (bayʕ), {{bor+|sw|ar|بَيْع}} Borrowed from Arabic بَيْع (bayʕ), {{root|sw|ar|ب ي ع}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} bei, {{sw-noun|n}} bei (n class, plural bei)
  1. price (cost required to gain possession of something) Wikipedia link: sw:bei Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Economics

Download JSON data for bei meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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