Afar

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Etymology

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From qayxiixá (orphans) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕajˈɖiɖːu/ [ʕajˈɖɪɖːʊ]
  • Hyphenation: qay‧xix‧xu

Noun

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qayxíxxu m (plural qayxiixá f)

  1. male orphan

Declension

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Declension of qayxíxxu
absolutive qayxíxxu
predicative qayxíxxu
subjective qayxixxí
genitive qayxixxí
Postpositioned forms
l-case qayxíxxul
k-case qayxíxxuk
t-case qayxíxxut
h-case qayxíxxuh

References

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