Afar

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Etymology 1

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From amó (head) +‎ -yta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmojta/ [ʔʌˈmɔjtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧moy‧ta

Noun

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amóyta m (plural amoytitté f)

  1. king, chief, lord, sultan
Declension
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Declension of amóyta
absolutive amóyta
predicative amóyta
subjective amoytí
genitive amoytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case amóytal
k-case amóytak
t-case amóytat
h-case amóytah
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From amó (head) +‎ -ytá.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amojˈta/ [ʔʌmɔjˈtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧moy‧ta

Noun

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amoytá f 

  1. intelligence
Declension
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Declension of amoytá
absolutive amoytá
predicative amoytá
subjective amoytá
genitive amoytá
Postpositioned forms
l-case amoytál
k-case amoyták
t-case amoytát
h-case amoytáh

References

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