shiima

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːma/
• Hyphenation: shii‧ma

Adjective

shiima (plural shiimaadda)

1. small

Declension

Declension of shiima

	masculine	feminine
predicative	shiima	shiima
nominative	shiimu	shiima
genitive	shiimu*)	shiima*) shiimate
accusative	shiima*)	shiima*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel. **) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f)

Verb

shiima

1. (intransitive) to become small

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 393
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “shiima”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department