qammi

Afar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʕʌmːi/
  • Hyphenation: qam‧mi

Noun

qámmi m (plural qammitté f)

  1. 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
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
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