# laini
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English line.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑi̯ni/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ni]
* Rhymes: -ɑini
* Hyphenation: lai‧ni

### Noun

laini (slang)
* line (verse in poetry or music; sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like)
    Synonyms: (lyrical) säe, (dialogue) repliikki

#### Declension

Possessive forms of laini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lainini
lainini
accusative
nom.
lainini
lainini
gen.
lainini
genitive
lainini
lainieni
partitive
lainiani
lainejani
inessive
lainissani
laineissani
elative
lainistani
laineistani
illative
lainiini
laineihini
adessive
lainillani
laineillani
ablative
lainiltani
laineiltani
allative
lainilleni
laineilleni
essive
laininani
laineinani
translative
lainikseni
laineikseni
abessive
lainittani
laineittani
instructive
comitative
—laineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lainisi
lainisi
accusative
nom.
lainisi
lainisi
gen.
lainisi
genitive
lainisi
lainiesi
partitive
lainiasi
lainejasi
inessive
lainissasi
laineissasi
elative
lainistasi
laineistasi
illative
lainiisi
laineihisi
adessive
lainillasi
laineillasi
ablative
lainiltasi
laineiltasi
allative
lainillesi
laineillesi
essive
laininasi
laineinasi
translative
lainiksesi
laineiksesi
abessive
lainittasi
laineittasi
instructive
comitative
—laineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lainimme
lainimme
accusative
nom.
lainimme
lainimme
gen.
lainimme
genitive
lainimme
lainiemme
partitive
lainiamme
lainejamme
inessive
lainissamme
laineissamme
elative
lainistamme
laineistamme
illative
lainiimme
laineihimme
adessive
lainillamme
laineillamme
ablative
lainiltamme
laineiltamme
allative
lainillemme
laineillemme
essive
laininamme
laineinamme
translative
lainiksemme
laineiksemme
abessive
lainittamme
laineittamme
instructive
comitative
—laineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laininne
laininne
accusative
nom.
laininne
laininne
gen.
laininne
genitive
laininne
lainienne
partitive
lainianne
lainejanne
inessive
lainissanne
laineissanne
elative
lainistanne
laineistanne
illative
lainiinne
laineihinne
adessive
lainillanne
laineillanne
ablative
lainiltanne
laineiltanne
allative
lainillenne
laineillenne
essive
laininanne
laineinanne
translative
lainiksenne
laineiksenne
abessive
lainittanne
laineittanne
instructive
comitative
—laineinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laininsa
laininsa
accusative
nom.
laininsa
laininsa
gen.
laininsa
genitive
laininsa
lainiensa
partitive
lainiaan lainiansa
lainejaan lainejansa
inessive
lainissaan lainissansa
laineissaan laineissansa
elative
lainistaan lainistansa
laineistaan laineistansa
illative
lainiinsa
laineihinsa
adessive
lainillaan lainillansa
laineillaan laineillansa
ablative
lainiltaan lainiltansa
laineiltaan laineiltansa
allative
lainilleen lainillensa
laineilleen laineillensa
essive
laininaan laininansa
laineinaan laineinansa
translative
lainikseen lainiksensa
laineikseen laineiksensa
abessive
lainittaan lainittansa
laineittaan laineittansa
instructive
comitative
—laineineen laineinensa :

### Anagrams

* Liina, liian, liina

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Arabic لَيِّن (layyin).

#### Adjective

laini (invariable)
* smooth, soft (lacking friction, not rough)

##### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Causative: -lainisha (“to smoothen, to soften”)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English line.

#### Noun

laini class IX (plural laini class X)
* queue, line
* line
** 2020 January 21, “Je, ni nani waliozimiwa simu Tanzania?”, in BBC News Swahili‎:Idadi kubwa ya watu haijasajili laini zao za simuA large number of people have not registered their phone lines

### References

* ↑ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 274 Nr. 2582
* ↑ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language‎, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 39 of 33-41

## Yoruba
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lá.ì.nĩ́/

### Adverb

láìní
* without having
    Synonym: láìsí

#### Derived terms

* aláìní (“a person lacking/pauper”)
* aláìní bàbá (“fatherless”)
* aláìní màmá (“motherless”)