Afar edit

Etymology 1 edit

From naqábu (anger, rage) +‎ -yta.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /naʕaˈbojta/, [nʌʕaˈbɔjtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: na‧qa‧boyta

Noun edit

naqabóyta m (plural naqabtóoli m or naqaboytitté f)

  1. male enemy
Declension edit
Declension of naqabóyta
absolutive naqabóyta
predicative naqabóyta
subjective naqaboytí
genitive naqaboytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case naqabóytal
k-case naqabóytak
t-case naqabóytat
h-case naqabóytah

Etymology 2 edit

From naqábu (anger, rage) +‎ -ytá.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /naʕabojˈta/, [nʌʕabɔjˈtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: na‧qa‧boyta

Noun edit

naqaboytá f (plural naqabtóoli m or naqaboytitté f)

  1. female enemy
Declension edit
Declension of naqaboytá
absolutive naqaboytá
predicative naqaboytá
subjective naqaboytá
genitive naqaboytá
Postpositioned forms
l-case naqaboytál
k-case naqaboyták
t-case naqaboytát
h-case naqaboytáh

References edit

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “naqabòyta”, 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)