zaitun
See also: Zaitun
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zàitûn m (plural zàitûn)
- olive
- olive tree
- A type of hardwood prayer bead.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay zaitun, from Classical Malay zaitun, from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
zaitun (first-person possessive zaitunku, second-person possessive zaitunmu, third-person possessive zaitunnya)
Alternative forms edit
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /zai̯ton/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /zai̯tʊn/
- Rhymes: -tun, -un
Noun edit
zaitun (Jawi spelling زيتون, plural zaitun-zaitun, informal 1st possessive zaitunku, 2nd possessive zaitunmu, 3rd possessive zaitunnya)
Further reading edit
- “zaitun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.