suʼma
See also: Appendix:Variations of "suma"
Sidamo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic *sum-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *sim-. Cognates include Hadiyya summa, Kambaata suʼma, furthermore Hausa suna and Amharic ስም (səm).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
suʼma m
Verb edit
suʼma
- (transitive) to name
- (transitive) to nominate
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “suʼma”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department