ramli

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Maltese

Root
r-m-l
12 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

ramli (feminine singular ramlija, plural ramlin)

  1. sandy
    Synonym: mrammel (mrammal)

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ramli (n class, plural ramli)

  1. divination, fortune-telling

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 No. 1122
  2. ^ Gearhart, Rebecca (2005) “Ngoma Memories: How Ritual Music and Dance Shaped the Northern Kenya Coast”, in African Studies Review, volume 48, number 3, page 46-47 of 21-47