arraaba

Afar

Alternative forms

• (Southern Afar) arrabá

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *caanrab-, cognate with Oromo arraba and Saho anrab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arːaːˈba/, [ʔʌrːaːˈbʌ]
• Hyphenation: ar‧raa‧ba

Noun

arraabá f (plural arráabob m or árrob m)

1. tongue
2. flame
3. (Southern Afar) lip

Declension

Declension of arraabá
absolutive	arraabá
predicative	arraabá
subjective	arraabá
genitive	arraabá
Postpositioned forms l-case arraabál k-case arraabák t-case arraabát h-case arraabáh

References

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