Afar

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Etymology 1

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Related to Somali haasaawe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːsaw/, [ˈhaːsʌw]
  • Hyphenation: haa‧saw

Noun

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háasaw m 

  1. (Northern Afar) conversation, chat
Usage notes
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  • At least one of the people engaging in a háasaw has to be female.
Declension
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Declension of háasaw
absolutive háasaw
predicative háasawa
subjective háasaw
genitive háasaw
Postpositioned forms
l-case háasawal
k-case háasawak
t-case háasawat
h-case háasawah
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /haːˈsaw/, [haːˈsʌw]
  • Hyphenation: haa‧saw

Verb

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haasáw

  1. imperative singular of haasawé

References

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