Swahili edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic اِبْن (ibn) + Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm).

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: bi‧na‧mu

Noun edit

binamu (n class, plural binamu) or binamu (ma class, plural mabinamu)

  1. cousin (any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant, and more distantly related than an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, etc.)