ramli

Maltese

Root
r-m-l
12 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَمْلِيّ (ramliyy). By surface analysis, ramel +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈram.lɪ/

Adjective

ramli (feminine singular ramlija, plural ramlin)

  1. sandy
    Synonym: mrammel (mrammal)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”), from soothsaying from figures in the sand.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ramli class IX (plural ramli class X)

  1. divination, fortune-telling

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 125 Nr. 1122
  2. ^ Gearhart, Rebecca (2005) “Ngoma Memories: How Ritual Music and Dance Shaped the Northern Kenya Coast”, in African Studies Review‎[1], volume 48, number 3, page 46-47 of 21-47
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