jawaata
Sidamo
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo jabaa.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editjawaata (plural jawaatota)
Declension
editDeclension of jawaata
Verb
editjawaata
- (intransitive) to be courageous
- (intransitive) to be persevering
- (intransitive) to recover from an illness
References
edit- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “jawaata”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department