xuʼma
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʼuʔma/
- Hyphenation: xuʼ‧ma
Adjective
xuʼma (plural xuʼmulle)
- beautiful
Declension
Declension of xuʼma
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | xuʼma | xuʼma |
| nominative | xuʼmu | xuʼma |
| genitive | xuʼmu*) | xuʼma*) xuʼmate |
| accusative | xuʼma*) | xuʼma*) |
| *) 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
xuʼma
- (intransitive) to be beautiful
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “xuʼma”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department