دوانة

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Chadian Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Beja duwaan (“vessel for storing liquids”), from Arabic جُوَن (juwan), the plural form of جَوْنَة (jawna, “receptacle for bottles”). Cognate with Sudanese Arabic دوانة (duwāna).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (N'Djamena):(file)

Noun

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دوانة • (duwāne) f (plural دواين (dawāyin))

  1. large water pot

References

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  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 43
  • Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache‎[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 72
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