qadaala

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaˈdaːla/ [ʕaˈdaːlʌ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧daa‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

qadáala m (singulative qadaaláytu m, plural qadaalitté f)

  1. (collective) gnats
Declension
Declension of qadáala
absolutive qadáala
predicative qadáala
subjective qadaalí
genitive qadaalí
Postpositioned forms
l-case qadáalal
k-case qadáalak
t-case qadáalat
h-case qadáalah

Etymology 2

Blend of qadó (“white”) +‎ ála (“European; animal”).

Noun

qadáala m (plural qadalluwwá f or qadalluwwé f)

  1. white man
  2. white animal
Usage notes
  • The plural qadalluwwé is used in the southern dialects, whereas qadalluwwá is used in the northern dialects.
Declension
Declension of qadáala
absolutive qadáala
predicative qadáala
subjective qadaalí
genitive qadaalí
Postpositioned forms
l-case qadáalal
k-case qadáalak
t-case qadáalat
h-case qadáalah

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “qadaàla”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Didier Morin (2012) “QADAALA”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 144
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
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