qolla

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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕolˈla/ [ʕolˈlʌ]
  • Hyphenation: qol‧la

Noun

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qollá f (plural qollatitté f)

  1. A cavern by a riverbank or lake.

Declension

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Declension of qollá
absolutive qollá
predicative qollá
subjective qollá
genitive qollá
Postpositioned forms
l-case qollál
k-case qollák
t-case qollát
h-case qolláh

Derived terms

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References

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

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic قُلَّة (qulla). Similarity with Italian olla (earthen jar) is coincidental.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qolla f (plural qliel or qolol, paucal qolliet)

  1. a jar or jug, usually earthen
    Synonym: ġarra
  2. (also qolla tan-naħal) such a jar used as a beehive, or, by extension, any beehive
    Synonyms: doqqajs, ġarra
  3. (in the plural) a large quantity, chiefly of rain