jawaata
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈwaːta/
- Hyphenation: ja‧waa‧ta
Adjective
jawaata (plural jawaatota)
- strong
- persevering
Declension
Declension of jawaata
masculine | feminine | |
---|---|---|
predicative | jawaata | jawaata |
nominative | jawaatu | jawaata |
genitive | jawaatu*) | jawaata*) jawaatate |
accusative | jawaata*) | jawaata*) |
*) 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
jawaata
- (intransitive) to be courageous
- (intransitive) to be persevering
- (intransitive) to recover from an illness
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “jawaata”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department