qammi
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʕʌmːi/
- Hyphenation: qam‧mi
Noun
qámmi m (plural qammitté f)
- paternal uncle
Usage notes
- When followed by another noun or proper noun, the word elides to qám:
- Yi qám Káamil. ― My uncle Káamil.
Declension
Declension of qámmi
absolutive | qámmi |
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predicative | qámmi |
subjective | qammí |
genitive | qammí |
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) , “qàmmi”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 26