daima

See also: dàimǎ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَائِمًا (dāʔiman).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

daima

1. always, permanently, continually

   Synonym: sikuzote

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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

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