Afar edit

Etymology edit

Formed as a regular diminutive of barrá (woman).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /barˈrajtu/, [bʌrˈrʌjtʊ]
  • Hyphenation: bar‧raytu

Noun edit

barráytu m (feminine barraytó)

  1. wimp, weak person

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)