fidia

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fidia

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Borrowed from Arabic فِدْيَة (fidya).

noun fidia

class ix ransom (money paid for the freeing of a hostage)
class ix compensation fidia ya ardhi

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ransom money paid for the freeing of a hostage

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"fidia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/fidia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fidia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/fidia

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"fidia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/fidia.

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@misc{fidia_2026,
  title = {fidia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/fidia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}