قرنتي

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Sudanese Arabic قرنت (girint, grint) and Juba Arabic grindi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡi.rin.ti/

Noun

قرنتي • (girintim (feminine قرنتية (girintiye))

  1. hippopotamus

References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 53
  • Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 508