bedeni

See also: bedenî

Albanian

Noun

bedeni

  1. inflection of beden:
    1. definite nominative singular
    2. indefinite dative/ablative singular

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَدَن (badan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bedeni class V (plural mabedeni class VI)

  1. The beden, a type of dhow in which the prow and stern are identical.

References

  • Agius, Dionisius A. (2005) Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman: People of the Dhow, London: Kegan Paul Limited, page 20
  • Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) 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 34 Nr. 259, falsely derives from baṭāyin
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