qammi

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʕamːi/, [ˈʕamːɪ]
• Hyphenation: qam‧mi

Noun

qámmi m (plural qammitté f)

1. paternal uncle

Usage notes

• When followed by another noun or proper noun, the word elides to qám:

  Yi qám Káamil. ― My uncle Káamil.

Declension

Declension of qámmi
absolutive	qámmi
predicative	qámmi
subjective	qammí
genitive	qammí
Postpositioned forms l-case qámmil k-case qámmik t-case qámmit h-case qámmih

Coordinate terms

• anná (“aunt”)
• ábu (“maternal uncle”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “qàmmi”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 26