براوة

Hassaniya Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa). Cognate with Moroccan Arabic برا (brā), برية (briyya), Omani Arabic بروة (barwa).

Noun

براوة (bṛāwaf

  1. letter (written or printed communication)

References

  • Elhoussein, Ahmed Salem, Basic English-Hassaniya Dictionary[1], page 46
  • Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred (2012), Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 462