bima
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun edit
bima (plural bimas)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bimá), ultimately from Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bima f (plural bima's, diminutive bimaatje n)
- bima (raised platform in a synagogue)
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Galician edit
Verb edit
bima
- inflection of bimar:
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
bima
- Romanization of ꦧꦶꦩ
Latin edit
Adjective edit
bīma
- inflection of bīmus:
Adjective edit
bīmā
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bima f
Declension edit
Declension of bima
Further reading edit
- bima in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindi बीमा (bīmā) / Urdu بِیمَہ (bīmā), from Persian بیمه.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
bima (n class, plural bima)
- insurance (business)
References edit
- ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 125: “Swahili bali (ear-ring), banyani (Hindu, Jain), bepari (trader, capitalist), bima (insurance), binda (okra, ladies fingers), and binda (loin cloth) are therefore most probably of Hindustani source (or Marathi/Konkani, Punjabi).”
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bima