ramli

Maltese
Root
r-m-l
12 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَمْلِيّ (ramliyy). By surface analysis, ramel +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈram.lɪ/

Adjective

ramli (feminine singular ramlija, plural ramlin)

  1. sandy
    Synonym: mrammel (mrammal)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”), from soothsaying from figures in the sand.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

ramli (n class, plural ramli)

  1. divination, fortune-telling

References
  1. 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
  2. Gearhart, Rebecca (2005) “Ngoma Memories: How Ritual Music and Dance Shaped the Northern Kenya Coast”, in African Studies Review‎, volume 48, number 3, page 46-47 of 21-47
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.