Afar

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Etymology

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Literally: "This time".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈwaj/ [ʔʌˈwʌj]
  • Hyphenation: a way

Adverb

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a wáy

  1. now

Noun

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a wáy m 

  1. now

Declension

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Declension of a wáy
absolutive a wáy
predicative a wáyi
subjective a wáy
genitive a waytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case a wáyil
k-case a wáyik
t-case a wáyit
h-case a wáyih

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “a”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 37