laini

Borrowed from English line.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯ni/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑini
• Hyphenation^(key): lai‧ni

laini (slang)

1. line (verse in poetry or music; sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like)

   Synonyms: (lyrical) säe, (dialogue) repliikki

• Liina, liian, liina

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

From Arabic لَيِّن (layyin).

laini (invariable)

1. smooth, soft (lacking friction, not rough)

Borrowed from English line.^[1]

laini (n class, plural laini)

1. queue, line
2. line
   • 2020 January 21, “Je, ni nani waliozimiwa simu Tanzania?”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[2]:

     Idadi kubwa ya watu haijasajili laini zao za simu

     A large number of people have not registered their phone lines

From ní (“to have”) +‎ àì- (“negative prefix”) +‎ ní (“to have”), literally “without having”

• IPA^(key): /lá.ì.nĩ́/

láìní

1. without having

   Synonym: láìsí