ayyaana

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo ayyaana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajˈjaːna/
• Hyphenation: ay‧yaa‧na

Noun

ayyaana m 

1. spirit
2. feast
3. grace

Declension

Declension of ayyaana (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	ayyaana
nominative	ayyaanu	ayyaani
genitive	ayyaanu*)	ayyaani*)
dative	ayyaanaho	ayyaanira
accusative	ayyaana*)
ablative	ayyaanunni	ayyaaninni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “ayyaana”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department