dima

dima

1. to buzz

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

dima

1. five

From Ancient Greek δεῖγμα (deîgma, “specimen”).^[1] Compare Medieval Latin dīgma.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ma/
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: dì‧ma

dima f (plural dime)

1. template

• Mida, dami

• dayem, daymen

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic ديما (dīma, dayma), from Arabic دَائِمًا (dāʔiman).

• IPA^(key): /dima/

dima

1. always

   Synonyms: bda, baqi

• Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎^[1], retrieved 2025
• Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

dima

1. five

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-díma (“to extinguish”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- (“to extinguish”).

dima (infinitive okudima)

1. to extinguish

   Synonym: xulifa

• osidimifo (“extinguisher”)

• G.W.R. Tobias, M.C., M.A; B.H.C. Turvey, M.A. (1965), English-Kwanyama Dictionary‎^[2], Witwatersrand University Press Johannesburg, page 62

dima

1. romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dima)

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

dima

1. five

• Aneke Sumarauw P; F.L. Cambey U.; Cornelis Tintingo; Baby Hakim; Wantania (1996), Kamus Bahasa Indonesia-Bahasa Tonsea, II (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa