English
N'Djamena
N'Djamena comes from French N'Djaména, and goes back to Arabic نِجَامِينَا ‘place of rest’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentنِجَامِينَا‘place of rest’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentN'Djaména
- EnglishtodayN'Djamena
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentنِجَامِينَا‘place of rest’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentN'Djaména
- EnglishtodayN'Djamena
The story
Renamed from Fort-Lamy on 6 April 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.
Every English word from Arabic نِجَامِينَا
Today it means
name The capital city of Chad.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic نِجَامِينَا / N'Djamena