kinni
See also: kin-nî
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kinˈni/
- Hyphenation: kin‧ni
Verb
kinní
- (stative) be
- Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 3:
- Ummaan ginoh Fulte Racmatta leeh, yeemene marah Gunê Racmatta-le Rabbi kinni.
- He [who] surpasses the mercy of every creation, he is the God who gives mercy to the believing people.
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Conjugation
| Conjugation of kinni (irregular) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | 2nd singular | 3rd singular | 1st plural | 2nd plural | 3rd plural | ||||
| m | f | ||||||||
| present indicative I | V-affirmative | kinniyóh | kinnitóh | kinníh | kinníh | kinninóh | kinnitoonúh | kinnóonuh | |
| N-affirmative | kinniyó | kinnitó | kinní | kinní | kinninó | kinnitón | kinnón | ||
| negative | hínniyo | hínnito | hínna | hínna | hínnino | hínniton | hínnon | ||
| present indicative II | affirmative present indicative I + imperfective of én | ||||||||
| past indicative I | kínnuk + perfective of én | ||||||||
| past indicative II | kínnuk + perfective of sugé | ||||||||
| present potential | affirmative | kinniyóm takkéh | kinnitóm takkéh | kinním takkéh | kinním takkéh | kinninóm takkéh | kinnitoonúm takkéh | kinnoonúm takkéh | |
| past conditional | affirmative | kínnuk + past conditional of sugé | |||||||
| -h converb | -k converb | -in(n)uh converb | infinitive | ||||||
| kínnih | kínnuk | kinnínnuh | kinníyya | ||||||
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “kinni”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kindik. Related to kindel (“sure”). Cognate to Finnish kiinni.
Adverb
kinni
- closed
- Kas aken on kinni?
- Is the window closed?
- holding, grabbing ahold of sth
- Hoidsin toolist kinni, et ma ümber ei kukuks.
- I grabbed ahold of the chair, so I wouldn't fall over.
- fastened, attached, in a position where movement is restricted or not possible
- Vangi käed seoti kinni.
- The prisoner's hands were tied up.
- full, filled, covered
- Hiireaugud topiti kinni
- The mouse holes were filled up.
- Seo ta haav kinni.
- Tie up his wound.
- Refers to catching things.
- Püüdsin palli kinni.
- I caught the ball.
- (with pidama) Refers to stopping.
- Auto pidas kinni.
- The car stopped.
Derived terms
- kinnine
Old High German
Alternative forms
- chinni
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kinnu.
Noun
kinni n
- chin
Descendants
- Middle High German: kinne, kin
- Alemannic German: Chimmi
- German: Kinn
- Luxembourgish: Kënn
- Yiddish: קין (kin)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kinnu.
Noun
kinni n
- chin
Descendants
- Middle Low German: kinne, kin
- Low German: Kinn
- → Old Frisian: kin, ken
- West Frisian: kin