rimi

Verb

rimi

1. inflection of rimar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology

Cognate with Duwai rīmi (“kapok tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɽíː.míː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽíː.míː]

Noun

rīmī m (plural rīmā̀yē, possessed form rīmin)

1. silk-cotton tree, kapok tree

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.mi/
• Rhymes: -imi
• Hyphenation: rì‧mi

Verb

rimi

1. inflection of rimare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• miri

Etymology

From Arabic رَمْي (ramy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪ.mɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪmɪ

Noun

rimi m (instance noun rimja)

1. verbal noun of rema:
   1. throwing away
   2. sprouting
   3. abortion
2. waste

Noun

rimi n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of rim

Etymology

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Noun

rimi m (genitive rima)

1. an elevated strip of land

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “rimi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive