labhayto

Afar

Etymology

From labhá (“men”) +‎ -ytó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /labhajˈto/ [lʌbhʌjˈtɔ]
  • Hyphenation: lab‧hay‧to

Noun

labhaytó f (masculine labháytu, plural labhá f)

  1. superior woman (one possessing many good qualities, like strength or cunning)

Declension

Declension of labhaytó
absolutive labhaytó
predicative labhaytó
subjective labhaytó
genitive labhaytó
Postpositioned forms
l-case labhaytól
k-case labhaytók
t-case labhaytót
h-case labhaytóh

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “labhayto”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Saho

Alternative forms

Etymology

From labha (“men”) +‎ -yto. Akin to Afar labháytu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /labˈhajto/
  • Hyphenation: lab‧hay‧to

Noun

labhayto m (plural labha m)

  1. (Southern Saho) man

Declension

absolutive labhayto
subjective labhayti
genitive labhayti

References

  • Giorgio Banti, Moreno Vergari (2005) “A sketch of Saho Grammar”, in Journal of Eritrean Studies, volume 4, numbers 1-2, pages 100-131
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