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Juba Arabic
Etymology
Possibly from Sudanese Arabic بعشوم (baʿšōm, “jackal, fox”), although the second vowel is different.
Pronunciation
Noun
basham
- jackal
References
- Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 125