daima

See also: dàimǎ

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَائِمًا (dāʔiman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɑimɑ]
• Hyphenation: da‧i‧ma

Adjective

daima

1. constantly, always

   Synonyms: daim, həmişə

Further reading

• “daima” in Obastan.com.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَائِمًا (dāʔiman).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adverb

daima

1. 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/

• Audio:

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Adverb

daima

1. always

Related terms

• daim
• daimî

References

• “daima”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دائما”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 565
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “daima”, in Nişanyan Sözlük