dhamana

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dhamana

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Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَان (ḍamān), or ضَمَانَة (ḍamāna).

noun dhamana

class ix a bail or pledge, a collateral (security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan) dhamana ya viza

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collateral security or guarantee
worth equal in value to

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@misc{dhamana_2026,
  title = {dhamana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/dhamana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}