ramani
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Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic رَمَانِيّ (ramāniyy), رَحْمَانِيّ (raḥmāniyy), رَهْمَانِيّ (rahmāniyy), رَهْمَانَج (rahmānaj), رَهْنَامَج (rahnāmaj), رَاهْنَامَج (rāhnāmaj, “pilot guide, handbook showing the sailing way, periplus”), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/rāhnāmag/, literally “way-book”) whence Persian رهنامه (rahnâme), راهنامه (râhnâme).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
ramani (n class, plural ramani)
Further reading[edit]
- Ferrand, Gabriel (1924) “L’élément persan dans les textes nautiques arabes des XVo et XVIo siècles”, in Journal asiatique[1] (in French), volume 204, pages 209–215