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luma

British  
/ lʊːmə /

noun

  1. a monetary unit of Armenia worth one hundredth of a dram

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We have also closed all weekly markets, known as luma, in the south. And we're having some discussions with religious leaders regarding big religious events."

From BBC Mar. 31, 2014

The possessive ana may be used to denote the genitive: luma ana foaa house of prayer, tala ana fanualama way of peace.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by W. G. (Walter George) Ivens

Ah, good Zabastes!" he cried gayly,—"Where is thy master Sah- luma?

From Ardath by Marie Corelli

Sah- luma, however, apparently saw nothing,—he stepped across the room, and out to the vine-shaded loggia, where he turned and beckoned his companion to his side.

From Ardath by Marie Corelli

The twain walked side by side, exchanging scarcely a word,—Sah- luma seemed in a manner stunned by the violence of the late catastrophe, and Theos was too busy with his own thoughts to speak.

From Ardath by Marie Corelli

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