adimu

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عَدِيم (ʕadīm).

Pronunciation edit

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Adjective edit

adimu (invariable)

rare, scarce
adimu kama maziwa ya kuku ― as rare as a chicken's milk

Derived terms edit

Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -adimisha
- Stative: -adimika

Nominal derivations:
- uadimu (“rarity”)

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