racmate

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic. Compare رَحِمَ (raḥima, “to have mercy upon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħmaˈte/, [ɾʌħmʌˈtɛ]
• Hyphenation: rac‧ma‧te

Verb

racmaté

1. (intransitive) be compassionate
2. (intransitive) be charming

Conjugation

Conjugation of racmate (type II verb)
		1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular		1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
				m	f
perfective	V-affirmative	racmatéh	racmattéh	racmatéh	racmattéh	racmatnéh	racmatteeníh	racmateeníh
	N-affirmative	racmaté	racmatté	racmaté	racmatté	racmatné	racmattén	racmatén
	negative	máracmatinniyo	máracmatinnito	máracmatinna	máracmatinna	máracmatinnino	máracmatinniton	máracmatinnon
imperfective	V-affirmative	racmatáh	racmattáh	racmatáh	racmattáh	racmatnáh	racmattaanáh	racmataanáh
	N-affirmative	racmatá	racmattá	racmatá	racmattá	racmatná	racmattán	racmatán
	negative	máracmata	máracmatta	máracmata	máracmatta	máracmatna	máracmattan	máracmatan
prospective	V-affirmative	racmatéliyoh racmatéyyoh	racmatélitoh racmatéttoh	racmatéleh	racmatéleh	racmatélinoh racmaténnoh	racmatélitoonuh racmatéttoonuh	racmatéloonuh
	N-affirmative	racmatéliyo racmatéyyo	racmatélito racmatétto	racmatéle	racmatéle	racmatélino racmaténno	racmatéliton racmatétton	racmatélon
conjunctive I	V-affirmative	racmátuh	racmáttuh	racmátuh	racmáttuh	racmátuh	racmattóonuh	racmatóonuh
	N-affirmative	racmátu	racmáttu	racmátu	racmáttu	racmátu	racmattón	racmatón
	negative	racmaté wáyuh	racmaté wáytuh	racmaté wáyuh	racmaté wáytuh	racmaté wáynuh	racmaté waytóonuh	racmaté wóonuh
conjunctive II	V-affirmative	racmatánkeh	racmattánkeh	racmatánkeh	racmattánkeh	racmatnánkeh	racmattaanánkeh	racmataanánkeh
	N-affirmative	racmatánke	racmattánke	racmatánke	racmattánke	racmatnánke	racmattaanánke	racmataanánke
	negative	racmaté wáankeh	racmaté waytánkeh	racmaté wáankeh	racmaté waytánkeh	racmaté waynánkeh	racmaté waytaanánkeh	racmaté wáankeh
jussive	affirmative	racmátay	racmáttay	racmátay	racmáttay	racmátay	racmattóonay	racmatóonay
	negative	racmaté wáay	racmaté wáytay	racmaté wáay	racmaté wáytay	racmaté wáynay	racmaté waytóonay	racmaté wóonay
past conditional	affirmative	racmatinniyóy	racmatinnitóy	racmatinnáy	racmatinnáy	racmatinninóy	racmatinnitoonúy	racmatinnoonúy
	negative	racmaté wanniyóy	racmaté wannitóy	racmaté wannáy	racmaté wannáy	racmaté wanninóy	racmaté wannitoonúy	racmaté wanninoonúy
present conditional I	affirmative	racmaték	racmatték	racmaték	racmatték	racmatnék	racmatteeník	racmateeník
	negative	racmaté wéek	racmaté wayték	racmaté wéek	racmaté wayték	racmaté waynék	racmaté wayteeník	racmaté weeník
		singular	plural			singular	plural
consultative	affirmative	racmatóo	racmatnóo	imperative	affirmative	racmát	racmáta
	negative	maracmatóo	maracmatnóo		negative	máracmatin	máracmatina
-h converb	-i form	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	-innuk converb	infinitive	indefinite participle
						V-focus	N-focus
racmátah	racmáti	racmátak	racmatínnuh	racmatínnuk	racmatíyya	racmatináanih	racmatináan
Compound tenses past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké imperfect potential II affirmative imperfective + -m + takké negative racmaté + imperfective of wée + -m + takké perfect potential affirmative perfective + -m + takké negative racmaté + perfective of wée + -m + takké present conditional II affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék negative racmaté + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék perfect conditional affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k irrealis racmaté + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

Derived terms

• racmattá

 

References

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