abarka

Bambara

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [àbarka]

Interjection

abarka

  1. thanks
    baba, abarka !
    Dad, thanks !
    abarka Ala ye !
    Thanks God !
    abarka !
    lower the price! (during a bargain, when the sum seems too high)

Synonyms


Basque

Etymology

Probably from abar (small branch) + -ka.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abarka/, [a.β̞ar.ka]

Noun

abarka inan

  1. sandal

Declension

Declension of abarka (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive abarka abarka abarkak
ergative abarkak abarkak abarkek
dative abarkari abarkari abarkei
genitive abarkaren abarkaren abarken
comitative abarkarekin abarkarekin abarkekin
causative abarkarengatik abarkarengatik abarkengatik
benefactive abarkarentzat abarkarentzat abarkentzat
instrumental abarkaz abarkaz abarkez
inessive abarkatan abarkan abarketan
locative abarkatako abarkako abarketako
allative abarkatara abarkara abarketara
terminative abarkataraino abarkaraino abarketaraino
directive abarkatarantz abarkarantz abarketarantz
destinative abarkatarako abarkarako abarketarako
ablative abarkatatik abarkatik abarketatik
partitive abarkarik
prolative abarkatzat

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Andalusian Arabic: بَرْغَة (barḡa)
  • Aragonese: abarca
  • Old Spanish: abarga

References

  1. abarka” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • "abarka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • abarka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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