بنادم

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Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, literally son of Adam). Equivalent to بن (bin) +‎ آدم (ʔādam). Compare Maltese bniedem and South Levantine Arabic بني آدم (bani ʔādam).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bnaː.dim/, /bnaː.dam/

Noun[edit]

بنادم (bnādim, bnādamm (plural بنادمية (bnādmiyya) or بنادمين (bnādmīn), feminine بنادمة (bnādma))

  1. human being, person
    Synonym: إنسان (ʔinsān)

Descendants[edit]

  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴱⵏⴰⴷⵎ (bnadm)
  • Tarifit: bnadem