arraaba

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Afar[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic *caanrab-, cognate with Oromo arraba and Saho anrab.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /arːaːˈba/, [ʔʌrːaːˈbʌ]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧raa‧ba

Noun[edit]

arraabá f (plural arráabob m or árrob m)

  1. tongue
  2. flame
  3. (Southern Afar) lip

Declension[edit]

Declension of arraabá
absolutive arraabá
predicative arraabá
subjective arraabá
genitive arraabá
Postpositioned forms
l-case arraabál
k-case arraabák
t-case arraabát
h-case arraabáh

References[edit]

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “arraaba”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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