binadamu

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, son of Adam).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

binadamu class I/IX (plural binadamu class II/X)

  1. human being
    Synonyms: mwanadamu, insi

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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 39 Nr. 312