ramli
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| r-m-l |
| 12 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic رَمْلِيّ (ramliyy). By surface analysis, ramel + -i.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”), from soothsaying from figures in the sand.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
ramli (n class, plural ramli)
References edit
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 125 No. 1122
- ^ Gearhart, Rebecca (2005) “Ngoma Memories: How Ritual Music and Dance Shaped the Northern Kenya Coast”, in African Studies Review[1], volume 48, number 3, page 46-47 of 21-47