cimeeyye

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼiˈmeːjːe/
• Hyphenation: ci‧meey‧ye

Noun

cimeeyye f (singulative cimeette f or cimeessa m)

1. (collective) arbiters; arbitresses
2. (collective) noble people

Declension

Declension of cimeeyye (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	cimeeyye
nominative	cimeeyye	cimeeyye
genitive	cimeeyyete*)	cimeeyye*)
dative	cimeeyyete	cimeeyyera
accusative	cimeeyye*)
ablative	cimeeyyetenni	cimeeyyenni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 350
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “cimeeyye”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department