مريسة

Sudanese Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Chadian Arabic مريسة (marīse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.riː.sa/

Noun

مريسة • (marīsa) f

1. merisa (a Sudanese form of millet beer)

Descendants

• Juba Arabic: meriisa
  • → English: merisa
• Nubi: merisa

References

• Hillelson, Sigmar (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary‎^[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 180
• The Catholic Language Institute Khartoum (C.L.I.K) (2008) Spoken Arabic of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, page 301