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batini

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See also: Batini, batıni, and bâtınî

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَطْن (baṭn).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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batini class IX (plural batini class X)

  1. belly
  2. (rare) innermost thought

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 33 Nr. 257
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