دوانة
Chadian Arabic
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Beja duwaan (“vessel for storing liquids”), from Arabic جُوَن (juwan), the plural form of جَوْنَة (jawna, “receptacle for bottles”). Cognate with Sudanese Arabic دوانة (duwāna).
Pronunciation
editAudio (N'Djamena): (file)
Noun
editدوانة • (duwāne) f (plural دواين (dawāyin))
References
edit- Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 43
- Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 72