gaala
Afar edit
Etymology edit
An old borrowing into East Cushitic, from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Oromo gaala, Sidamo gaala and Saho gaala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gáala m (singulative gaaláytu m, plural gaalíyow m)
- (collective) camels (irrespective of sex, but mostly females)
Declension edit
Declension of gáala | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | gáala | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | gáala | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | gaalí | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | gaalí | |||||||||||||||||
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See also edit
References edit
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “gaala”, 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 193
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Italian gala or Spanish gala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaala
Declension edit
Inflection of gaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | gaala | gaalat | ||
genitive | gaalan | gaalojen | ||
partitive | gaalaa | gaaloja | ||
illative | gaalaan | gaaloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | gaala | gaalat | ||
accusative | nom. | gaala | gaalat | |
gen. | gaalan | |||
genitive | gaalan | gaalojen gaalainrare | ||
partitive | gaalaa | gaaloja | ||
inessive | gaalassa | gaaloissa | ||
elative | gaalasta | gaaloista | ||
illative | gaalaan | gaaloihin | ||
adessive | gaalalla | gaaloilla | ||
ablative | gaalalta | gaaloilta | ||
allative | gaalalle | gaaloille | ||
essive | gaalana | gaaloina | ||
translative | gaalaksi | gaaloiksi | ||
abessive | gaalatta | gaaloitta | ||
instructive | — | gaaloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “gaala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Gamilaraay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaala
References edit
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Oromo edit
Etymology edit
An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
gaala
Saho edit
Etymology edit
An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Afar gáala, Somali gèel and Oromo gaala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaala m (singulative gaalatto m or gaalayto m or gaalattö f or gaalaytö f, plural gaalit m)
Declension edit
Declension of gaala | |
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absolutive | gaala |
subjective | gaali |
genitive | gaali |
References edit
- Moreno Vergari; Roberta Vergari (2007), “gaala”, in A basic Saho-English-Italian Dictionary (revised version)
Sidamo edit
Etymology edit
An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Afar gáala and Oromo gaala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaala m (plural gaalla f)
Declension edit
Declension of gaala
(masculine)
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gaala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department