kenim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קינים (kinim, “nests”).

Noun

kenim

1. plural of ken

Anagrams

• mekin, minke

Afar

Etymology

From kén (“their”) +‎ -m.

Pronunciation

• kénim: IPA^(key): /ˈkenim/
• kením: IPA^(key): /keˈnim/
• Hyphenation: ke‧nim

Pronoun

kénim or kením (predicative kénimi or keniimí)

1. theirs

See also

Afar possessive pronouns

	1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f
Singular	yím	kúm	kayím	tetím
Plural	ním	siním	kením

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kenim”, 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 67
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)