Afar

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Qarot-qari.

Etymology

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Literally: "Spider house".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕarotˈʕari/ [ʕaɾɔtʰˈʕaɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧rot‧qa‧ri

Noun

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qarot-qári m (plural qarot-qarwá f)

  1. (Southern Afar) spiderweb

Declension

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