Afar

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Etymology

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From naqoosá (slaves) +‎ -nnu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naʕoːˈsanːu/ [nʌʕoːˈsʌnːʊ]
  • Hyphenation: na‧qoo‧san‧nu

Noun

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naqoosánnu m 

  1. Synonym of naqoosinná

Declension

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Declension of naqoosánnu
absolutive naqoosánnu
predicative naqoosánnu
subjective naqoosanní
genitive naqoosanní
Postpositioned forms
l-case naqoosánnul
k-case naqoosánnuk
t-case naqoosánnut
h-case naqoosánnuh

References

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  • Used in a usage example in Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 1
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)