nebbam

Fula

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Fula-Serer *neɓ/b, whence also Serer neeɓ.[1]

Noun

nebbam ɗam (plural nebbeele ɗe)

  1. oil
  2. (Pular, Adamawa) fat, grease
  3. cream, butter

References

  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 126