tabarma

Hausa

Etymology

Unknown. Kossmann considers the proposed derivation from Tuareg tebăremt (“grass used to make mats”) "problematic".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tàː.báɽ.máː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tàː.báɽ.máː]

Noun

tā̀barmā f (plural tā̀bàrmī, possessed form tā̀barmar̃)

1. mat (for sitting or sleeping)

Descendants

• → Zarma: tábármá

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN