ramani
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic رَمَانِيّ (ramāniyy), رَحْمَانِيّ (raḥmāniyy), رَهْمَانِيّ (rahmāniyy), رَهْمَانَج (rahmānaj), رَهْنَامَج (rahnāmaj), رَاهْنَامَج (rāhnāmaj, “pilot guide, handbook showing the sailing way, periplus”), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/rāhnāmag/, literally “way-book”) whence Persian رهنامه (rahnâme), راهنامه (râhnâme).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
ramani (n class, plural ramani)
Further reading edit
- Ferrand, Gabriel (1924) “L’élément persan dans les textes nautiques arabes des XVo et XVIo siècles”, in Journal asiatique[1] (in French), volume 204, pages 209–215