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Chadian Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Beja duwaan (“vessel for storing liquids”),
from Arabic جُوَن (juwan), the plural form of جَوْنَة (jawna, “receptacle for bottles”). Cognate with Sudanese Arabic دوانة (duwāna).
Pronunciation
Noun
دوانة • (duwāne) f (plural دواين (dawāyin))
- large water pot
References
- Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 43
- Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache (in German), Wien, Austria, page 72