daima

See also: dàimǎ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَائِمًا‎ (dāʔiman).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

daima

always, permanently, continually
Synonym: sikuzote

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دائما‎ (daima), from Arabic دَائِمًا‎ (dāʔiman), adverbial accusative of دَائِم‎ (dāʔim). By surface analysis, daim +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daː.i.maː/

Adverb

daima

always

Related terms

daim
daimî

References

daima in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Kélékian, Diran (1911), “دائما”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 565
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “daima”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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