ooqobe

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːʕoˈbe/, [ʔoːʕoˈbɛ]
• Hyphenation: oo‧qo‧be

Verb

ooqobé (frequentative oqamooqobé, passive ontooqobé, autobenefactive ottooqobé)

1. (transitive) drink
2. (transitive) smoke

   Anú sigaará máaquba. ― I don't smoke cigarettes.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ooqobe (type I verb)
		1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular		1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
				m	f
perfective	V-affirmative	ooqobéh	tooqobéh	yooqobéh	tooqobéh	nooqobéh	tooqobeeníh	yooqobeeníh
	N-affirmative	ooqobé	tooqobé	yooqobé	tooqobé	nooqobé	tooqobén	yooqobén
	negative	máaqubinniyo	máaqubinnito	máaqubinna	máaqubinna	máaqubinnino	máaqubinniton	máaqubinnon
imperfective	V-affirmative	aaqubéh	taaqubéh	yaaqubéh	taaqubéh	naaqubéh	taaqubeeníh	yaaqubeeníh
	N-affirmative	aaqubé	taaqubé	yaaqubé	taaqubé	naaqubé	taaqubén	yaaqubén
	negative	máaquba	mátaaquba	máyaaquba, míyaaquba	mátaaquba	mánaaquba	mátaaquban	máyaaquban, míyaaquban
prospective	V-affirmative	aaqubéliyoh, aaqubéyyoh	aaqubélitoh, aaqubéttoh	aaqubéleh	aaqubéleh	aaqubélinoh, aaqubénnoh	aaqubélitoonuh, aaqubéttoonuh	aaqubéloonuh
	N-affirmative	aaqubéliyo, aaqubéyyo	aaqubélito, aaqubétto	aaqubéle	aaqubéle	aaqubélino, aaqubénno	aaqubéliton, aaqubétton	aaqubélon
conjunctive I	V-affirmative	aqúbuh	taqúbuh	yaqúbuh	taqúbuh	naqúbuh	taaqubóonuh	yaaqubóonuh
	N-affirmative	aqúbu	taqúbu	yaqúbu	taqúbu	naqúbu	taaqubón	yaaqubón
	negative	aaqubé wáyuh	aaqubé wáytuh	aaqubé wáyuh	aaqubé wáytuh	aaqubé wáynuh	aaqubé waytóonuh	aaqubé wóonuh
conjunctive II	V-affirmative	aaqubénkeh	taaqubénkeh	yaaqubénkeh	taaqubénkeh	naaqubénkeh	taaqubeenínkeh	yaaqubeenínkeh
	N-affirmative	aaqubénke	taaqubénke	yaaqubénke	taaqubénke	naaqubénke	taaqubeenínke	yaaqubeenínke
	negative	aaqubé wáankeh	aaqubé waytánkeh	aaqubé wáankeh	aaqubé waytánkeh	aaqubé waynánkeh	aaqubé waytaanankéh	aaqubé waanánkeh
jussive	affirmative	aqúbay	taqúbay	yaqúbay	taqúbay	naqúbay	taaqubóonay	yaaqubóonay
	negative	aaqubé wáay	aaqubé wáytay	aaqubé wáay	aaqubé wáytay	aaqubé wáynay	aaqubé waytóonay	aaqubé wóonay
past conditional	affirmative	aaqubinniyóy	aaqubinnitóy	aaqubinnáy	aaqubinnáy	aaqubinninóy	aaqubinnitoonúy	aaqubinnoonúy
	negative	aaqubé wanniyóy	aaqubé wannitóy	aaqubé wannáy	aaqubé wannáy	aaqubé wanninóy	aaqubé wannitoonúy	aaqubé wannoonúy
present conditional I	affirmative	ooqobék	tooqobék	yooqobék	tooqobék	nooqobék	tooqobeeník	yooqobeeník
	negative	aaqubé wéek	aaqubé wayték	aaqubé wéek	aaqubé wayték	aaqubé waynék	aaqubé wayteeník	aaqubé weeník
		singular	plural			singular	plural
consultative	affirmative	aaqubóo	naaqubóo	imperative	affirmative	ooqób	ooqóba
	negative	maaaqubóo	manaaqubóo		negative	máaqubin	máaqubina
-h converb	-i form	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	-innuk converb	infinitive	indefinite participle
						V-focus	N-focus
aqúbih	aqúbi	aqúbuk	aaqubínnuh	aaqubínnuk	aaqubíyya	aaqubinnáanih	aaqubinnáan
Compound tenses past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké imperfect potential II affirmative imperfective + -m + takké negative aaqubé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké perfect potential affirmative perfective + -m + takké negative aaqubé + perfective of wée + -m + takké present conditional II affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék negative aaqubé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék perfect conditional affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k irrealis aaqubé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ooqobe”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)