timsaa

Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ), from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian

mzḥ (“crocodile”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /timˈsa/, [tɪmˈsa]

Noun

timsaa

  1. crocodile

References

  • Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 177
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