guruush
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== Juba Arabic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sudanese Arabic قروش (gurūš), plural of Arabic قِرْشْ (qirš, “any of a number of currency units”), ultimately from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus (“thick (penny)”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡuˈɾuɕ/, [ɡʊˈɾuɕ]
=== Noun ===
guruush
money
Synonyms: (slang) nying, (slang) bob, (slang) jis
Guruush jibuu. ― The money is brought.
=== References ===
Ian Smith; Morris Timothy Ama (1985), A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 138
Richard L. Watson (2015), Juba Arabic for Beginners, SIL International