jriim

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English dream.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɹiːm/

Noun

jriim (plural jriim dem, quantified jriim)

1. dream
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 2:13:

     Afta dem go we, wan a di Laad ienjel dem jriim Juozif an se, “Git op! Tek di pikni an im mada an ron we go a Iijip. Tan de til mi tel yu, kaa Erad a-go luk fi di pikni fi kil im.”

     Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

Further reading

• jriim on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^jam