qanay

Afar

Etymology 1

Cognate with Saho cawayne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʕanaj/ [ˈʕanʌj]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧nay

Noun

qánay m (singulative qanáytu m, plural qanaytitté f)

  1. (collective) locusts
Declension
        Declension of qánay      
absolutive qánay
predicative qánaya
subjective qánay
genitive qánay
  Postpositioned forms
l-case qánayal
k-case qánayak
t-case qánayat
h-case qánayah

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʕanaj/ [ˈʕanʌj]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧nay

Verb

qanay

  1. inflection of qané:
    1. first-person singular affirmative jussive
    2. third-person singular masculine affirmative jussive

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “qànay”, 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 32
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