"mahakama" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mahakama.flac [Kenya] Forms: mahakama [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|مَحْكَمَة}} Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama), {{root|sw|ar|ح ك م}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mahakama, {{sw-noun|n}} mahakama (n class, plural mahakama)
  1. court (place where law is administered) Wikipedia link: sw:mahakama Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: korti, mahkama [uncommon], mahakma Derived forms: mahakama kuu (english: high court), mahakama ya rufani (english: appellate court)

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