sigaara
Afar
Sigaara.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سِيجَارَة (sigāra), from Spanish cigarro. Compare Somali sigáar and Saho shigaará.
Pronunciation
- (Northern dialects) IPA(key): /siɡaːˈɾʌ/
- (Southern dialects) IPA(key): /ʃiɡaːˈɾʌ/
- Hyphenation: si‧gaa‧ra
Noun
sigaará f (plural sigaaroorí f)
- cigarette
Declension
Declension of sigaará
| absolutive | sigaará |
|---|---|
| predicative | sigaará |
| subjective | sigaará |
| genitive | sigaará |
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) , “sigaara”, 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 38