bima
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun
bima (plural bimas)
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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bimá), ultimately from Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma).
Pronunciation
Noun
bima f (plural bima's, diminutive bimaatje n)
- bima (raised platform in a synagogue)
Synonyms
Galician
Verb
bima
- inflection of bimar:
Javanese
Romanization
bima
- Romanization of ꦧꦶꦩ
Latin
Adjective
bīma
- inflection of bīmus:
Adjective
bīmā
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bima f
Declension
Declension of bima
Further reading
- bima in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बीमा (bīmā) / Urdu بِیمَہ (bīmā), from Persian بیمه.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
bima class IX (plural bima class X)
- insurance (business)
References
- ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts, Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 125: “Swahili bali (ear-ring), banyani (Hindu, Jain), bepari (trader, capitalist), bima (insurance), binda (okra, ladies fingers), and binda (loin cloth) are therefore most probably of Hindustani source (or Marathi/Konkani, Punjabi).”
Volapük
Noun
bima