sagaal
Afar
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| Cardinal: sagáal Ordinal: sagalháytu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic [Term?]. Cognates include Oromo sagal, Saho sagal and Somali sagáal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈɡaːl/ [sʌˈɡaːl]
- Hyphenation: sa‧gaal
Noun
sagáal m (plural sagaggáal m)
Usage notes
- When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
- Saglá númu. ― Nine people.
- When counting, the predicative case is used.
Declension
| Declension of sagáal | |||||||||||
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| absolutive | sagáal | ||||||||||
| predicative | sagáala | ||||||||||
| subjective | sagáal | ||||||||||
| genitive | saglá | ||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “sagaal”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Somali
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| Cardinal : sagaal Ordinal : sagaalaad | ||
Alternative forms
- (dialectal) ― sagâl (Af-Benadiri)
Etymology
From Proto-Somaloid *sagaal, literally meaning "lack one", from Proto-East Cushitic *ca-gollí, a compound of *ʔac (“to lack”) + *goll (“one”), the latter is from Proto-Cushitic *gʷal- (“one”) (whence Beja gaal, Tsamai gollan).
Cognate with Maay sagaal, Garre sagaal, Aweer saagal, Rendille saagal, Jiiddu sagaal, Baiso saagaal, Arbore saagald, Daasanach saal, El Molo sagal or saakal, Oromo sagal, Afar sagáal, Yaaku saakal. Borrowed into Nandi sogol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̀ˈɣ̞ɑːl/
Numeral
sagáal m
References
- Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 731