Afar edit

Etymology edit

Univerbation of urrí (of the children) +‎ iná (mother).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /urːiːˈna/, [ʔʊrːiːˈnʌ]
  • Hyphenation: ur‧rii‧na

Noun edit

urriiná f (plural urruunitté f)

  1. placenta
    Synonym: urrimaláawa

Declension edit

Declension of urriiná
absolutive urriiná
predicative urriiná
subjective urriiná
genitive urriiná
Postpositioned forms
l-case urriinál
k-case urriinák
t-case urriinát
h-case urriináh

References edit

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