Afar

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Ceraymaqad.

Etymology

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From céray (warthogs) +‎ maqád (similarity), due to their similar habitat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ħerajmaˈʕad/ [ħɛɾʌjmʌˈʕad]
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ray‧ma‧qad

Noun

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ceraymaqád m 

  1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Declension

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Declension of ceraymaqád
absolutive ceraymaqád
predicative ceraymaqáda
subjective ceraymaqád
genitive ceraymaqád
Postpositioned forms
l-case ceraymaqádal
k-case ceraymaqádak
t-case ceraymaqádat
h-case ceraymaqádah

References

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  • Didier Morin (2012) “ceraymaqad”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 519