abic

Afar

Alternative forms

• abáci

Etymology

From abicé (“stink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbiħ/, [ʔʌˈbɪħ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bic

Noun

abíc m (plural abcitté f or abiicá f or abaacá f or aboocá f)

1. stink, stench, reek

Usage notes

• The plural abcitté and abiicá are used in the southern dialects, whereas abaacá and aboocá are used in the northern dialects.

Declension

Declension of abíc
absolutive	abíc
predicative	abíca
subjective	abíc
genitive	abíc
Postpositioned forms l-case abícal k-case abícak t-case abícat h-case abícah

Derived terms

• abiclé
• abícli

 

Verb

abíc

1. imperative singular of abicé

References

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