Afar

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Etymology

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From qibiná (bride) +‎ -ytu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕibˈnajtu/, [ʕibˈnʌjtʊ]
  • Hyphenation: qib‧naytu

Noun

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qibnáytu m (plural qibiná f)

  1. (Northern Afar) male guest
  2. (Northern Afar) male stranger

Declension

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Declension of qibnáytu
absolutive qibnáytu
predicative qibnáytu
subjective qibnaytí
genitive qibnaytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case qibnáytul
k-case qibnáytuk
t-case qibnáytut
h-case qibnáytuh

References

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