ramani

See also: Ramani and râmâni

Swahili

Etymology

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

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Noun

ramani (n class, plural ramani)

1. map (visual representation of an area)
2. plan (technical drawing)

Further reading

• Ferrand, Gabriel (1924) “L’élément persan dans les textes nautiques arabes des XV^o et XVI^o siècles”, in Journal asiatique‎^[1] (in French), volume 204, pages 209–215