adimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَدِيم (ʕadīm).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

adimu (invariable)

1. rare, scarce

   adimu kama maziwa ya kuku ― as rare as a chicken's milk

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -adimisha
  • Stative: -adimika

• Nominal derivations:
  • uadimu (“rarity”)