بنادم

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن آدَم‎ (ibn ʔādam, literally “son of Adam”). Equivalent to بن‎ (bin) +‎ آدم‎ (ʔādam). Compare Maltese bniedem and South Levantine Arabic بني آدم‎ (bani ʔādam).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bnaː.dim/, /bnaː.dam/

Noun

بنادم • (bnādim, bnādam) m (plural بنادمية‎ (bnādmiyya) or بنادمين‎ (bnādmīn), feminine بنادمة‎ (bnādma))

  1. human being, person
    Synonym: إنسان‎ (ʔinsān)

Descendants
  • → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴱⵏⴰⴷⵎ (bnadm)
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