qibaada

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕibaːˈda/ [ʕibaːˈdʌ]
• Hyphenation: qi‧baa‧da

Noun

qibaadá f 

1. worship
2. divine adoration
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎^[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

     Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.

     Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our afairs.

Declension

Declension of qibaadá
absolutive	qibaadá
predicative	qibaadá
subjective	qibaadá
genitive	qibaadá
Postpositioned forms l-case qibaadál k-case qibaadák t-case qibaadát h-case qibaadáh

References

• Didier Morin (2012) “qibaada”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN