zaitun

See also: Zaitun

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zài.tûn/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [zèi.tɪ̂ŋ]

Noun

zàitûn m (plural zàitûn)

1. olive
2. olive tree
3. A type of hardwood prayer bead.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay zaitun, from Classical Malay zaitun, from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

zaitun (first-person possessive zaitunku, second-person possessive zaitunmu, third-person possessive zaitunnya)

1. olive

Alternative forms

• zait

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /zai̯ton/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /zai̯tʊn/
• Rhymes: -tun, -un

Noun

zaitun (Jawi spelling زيتون, plural zaitun-zaitun, informal 1st possessive zaitunku, 2nd possessive zaitunmu, 3rd possessive zaitunnya)

1. olive

Further reading

• “zaitun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.