ulla

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See also: Ulla, úlla, and Úlla

Afar[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ulˈla/, [ʔʊlˈlʌ]
  • Hyphenation: ul‧la

Noun[edit]

ullá f (plural ullalwá f or ullaalí f)

  1. new mother (up to the 40th day after giving birth)

Declension[edit]

Declension of ullá
absolutive ullá
predicative ullá
subjective ullá
genitive ullá
Postpositioned forms
l-case ullál
k-case ullák
t-case ullát
h-case ulláh

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ulla”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 36

Akkadian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Interjection[edit]

ulla (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. well, now
    𒌌𒆷 𒀀𒇷𒅅 𒌉 [ulla alik māru]ul-la a-li-ik DUMUNow, go, sweetheart!
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References[edit]

  • “ulla”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare 𒌑𒆷 (ula, not).

Particle[edit]

ulla (from Old Babylonian on)

  1.  no
    Antonym: 𒀭𒈾 (anna)
Alternative forms[edit]
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References[edit]

  • “ulla”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ulla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic, from the lateral sound made when sticking the tongue out.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ulla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ullaði, supine ullað)

  1. to stick one's tongue out
    Það er dónalegtulla!
    It's rude to stick your tongue out!

Conjugation[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ūlla

  1. inflection of ūllus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective[edit]

ūllā

  1. ablative feminine singular of ūllus

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ulla m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of ull

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

ulla f

  1. definite singular of ull