Afar

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Qarok-qari.

Etymology

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Literally: "Spider house".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕarokˈʕari/, [ʕaɾɔkʰˈʕaɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧rok‧qa‧ri

Noun

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qarok-qári m (plural qarok-qarwá f)

  1. (Northern Afar) spiderweb

Declension

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Declension of qarok-qári
absolutive qarok-qári
predicative qarok-qári
subjective qarok-qarí
genitive qarok-qarí
Postpositioned forms
l-case qarok-qáril
k-case qarok-qárik
t-case qarok-qárit
h-case qarok-qárih

Synonyms

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References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “qarokqàri”, 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 36