kasma

Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Sudanese Arabic خشم (ḵašum). Compare Chadian Arabic خشم (ḵašum, “mouth”) and Gulf Arabic خشم (ḵašam, “nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasma/, [ˈkas.ma]

Noun

kasma

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. point, tip

References

• Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 149

Nubi

Etymology

From Sudanese Arabic خشم (ḵašum).

Noun

kásma

1. (anatomy) mouth

Derived terms

• kasma bab

References

• Wellens, Ineke (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN