kasma

Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Sudanese Arabic خشم (ḵašum). Compare Chadian Arabic خشم (ḵašum, “mouth”) and Gulf Arabic خشم (ḵašam, “nose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkasma/, [ˈkas.ma]

Noun

kasma

  1. (anatomy) mouth
  2. point, tip

References

  • Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 149

Nubi

Etymology

From Sudanese Arabic خشم (ḵašum).

Noun

kásma

  1. (anatomy) mouth

Derived terms

  • kasma bab

References

  • Wellens, Ineke (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN
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