qasaala

Afar

Etymology 1

From qasá (“be red”) +‎ alá (“camel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕasaːˈla/ [ʕasaːˈlʌ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧saa‧la

Noun

qasaalá f (plural qasaaloolí f)

  1. red female camel
  2. (Southern Afar) wife, spouse
Declension
        Declension of qasaalá      
absolutive qasaalá
predicative qasaalá
subjective qasaalá
genitive qasaalá
  Postpositioned forms
l-case qasaalál
k-case qasaalák
t-case qasaalát
h-case qasaaláh

Etymology 2

From qasá (“be red”) +‎ ála (“animal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaˈsaːla/ [ʕaˈsaːlʌ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧saa‧la

Noun

qasaála m (plural qasalluwwá f)

  1. bedbug
Declension
        Declension of qasaála      
absolutive qasaála
predicative qasaála
subjective qasaalí
genitive qasaalí
  Postpositioned forms
l-case qasaálal
k-case qasaálak
t-case qasaálat
h-case qasaálah

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “qasaala”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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