migaq

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɡaʕ/ [mɪˈɡʌʕ]
• Hyphenation: mi‧gaq

Noun

migáq m (plural migaqwá f or migaaqiyoowá f)

1. name
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎^[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 1:

     Fulte Racmattaay, Gunê Racmattale Yallih Migaaqal Qimbisa.

     I begin in the name of God, who gives mercy and surpasses mercy.

2. reputation
3. (grammar) noun

Declension

Declension of migáq
absolutive	migáq
predicative	migáaqa
subjective	migáq
genitive	migáq
Postpositioned forms l-case migáaqal k-case migáaqak t-case migáaqat h-case migáaqah

Related terms

• muggáq (“namesake”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “migaq”, 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 30