magaala

Afar

Etymology

Related to Somali magaaló.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡaːˈla/ [mʌɡaːˈlʌ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧gaa‧la

Noun

magaalá f (plural magaaloolá f)

1. town, village

Declension

Declension of magaalá
absolutive	magaalá
predicative	magaalá
subjective	magaalá
genitive	magaalá
Postpositioned forms l-case magaalál k-case magaalák t-case magaalát h-case magaaláh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “magaala”, 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 196
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Oromo

Adjective

magaala

1. blackish brown