Afar

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Etymology 1

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From qaysó (grass) +‎ -yta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕajˈsojta/, [ʕajˈsɔjtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: qaysoyta

Noun

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qaysóyta m (plural qaysó f)

  1. patch of grass
Declension
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Declension of qaysóyta
absolutive qaysóyta
predicative qaysóyta
subjective qaysoytí
genitive qaysoytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case qaysóytal
k-case qaysóytak
t-case qaysóytat
h-case qaysóytah

Etymology 2

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From qaysó (grass) +‎ -ytá.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕajsojˈta/, [ʕajsɔjˈtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: qaysoyta

Noun

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qaysoytá f (plural qaysó f)

  1. tuft of grass
Declension
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Declension of qaysoytá
absolutive qaysoytá
predicative qaysoytá
subjective qaysoytá
genitive qaysoytá
Postpositioned forms
l-case qaysoytál
k-case qaysoyták
t-case qaysoytát
h-case qaysoytáh

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “qayso”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN