Chadian Arabic

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مرفعين

Etymology

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From Beja merfa'il. Cognate with Sudanese Arabic مرفعين (marfaʕīn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مرفعين (marfa'īnm (plural مرافعين (marāf'īn))

  1. hyena

References

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  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 97
  • Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 172