Etymology
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Singulative of maré (“family relationship”).
Pronunciation 1
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- IPA(key): /maˈrejta/, [mʌˈɾɛjtʌ]
- Hyphenation: ma‧reyta
maréyta m (plural mareytitté f or maré f)
- male lover
- friend for whom one would die
Declension
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Declension of maréyta
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absolutive
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maréyta
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predicative
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maréyta
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subjective
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mareytí
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genitive
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mareytí
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Pronunciation 2
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- IPA(key): /marejˈta/, [mʌɾɛjˈtʌ]
- Hyphenation: ma‧reyta
mareytá f (plural mareytitté f or maré f)
- female lover; mistress
Declension
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Declension of mareytá
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absolutive
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mareytá
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predicative
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mareytá
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subjective
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mareytá
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genitive
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mareytá
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References
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- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 164
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)