bima
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiːmə/
- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun
bima (plural bimas)
Translations
Anagrams
Dutch
Alternative forms
- biema
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bimá), ultimately from Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.maː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bi‧ma
Noun
bima f (plural bima's, diminutive bimaatje n)
- bima (raised platform in a synagogue)
Synonyms
Galician
Verb
bima
- inflection of bimar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Javanese
Romanization
bima
- romanization of ꦧꦶꦩ
Latin
Adjective
bīma
- inflection of bīmus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
bīmā
- ablative feminine singular of bīmus
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.ma/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ima
- Syllabification: bi‧ma
- Homophone: Bima
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
Audio (Kenya): (file)
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[1], 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
- genitive singular of bim