tabarma

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Kossmann considers the proposed derivation from Tuareg tebăremt (“grass used to make mats”) "problematic".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tàː.báɽ.máː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tàː.báɽ.máː]

Noun[edit]

tā̀barmā f (plural tā̀bàrmī, possessed form tā̀barmar̃)

  1. mat (for sitting or sleeping)

Descendants[edit]

  • → Zarma: tábármá

References[edit]

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
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