baabur

Afar

Baabur (1).

Baabur (2).

Baabur (3).

Baabur (3).

Etymology

From Yemeni Arabic بابور (bābūr, “car”), from French vapeur. Compare Somali babuur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːˈbur/, [baːˈbʊɾ]
• Hyphenation: baa‧bur

Noun

baabúr m (plural bawáabir m)

1. (Awash Afar) train
2. (Northern Afar) ship
3. (Southern Afar) bus
4. (Southern Afar) car, automobile

Declension

Declension of baabúr
absolutive	baabúr
predicative	baabúru
subjective	baabúr
genitive	baabúr
Postpositioned forms l-case baabúrul k-case baabúruk t-case baabúrut h-case baabúruh

Synonyms

• (car, automobile): (Northern Afar) makiiná, (Southern Afar): mootár

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “baabur”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)