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ramli

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Maltese

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Root
r-m-l
12 terms

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    ramli (feminine singular ramlija, plural ramlin)

    1. sandy
      Synonym: mrammel (mrammal)

    Swahili

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    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    ramli class IX (plural ramli class X)

    1. divination, fortune-telling

    References

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    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), 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 Nr. 1122
    2. ^ 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