dibbe

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Sidamo[edit]

Dibbe.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo dibbee, Burji dimba and Hadiyya dibbeʼe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdibːe/
  • Hyphenation: dib‧be

Noun[edit]

dibbe f 

  1. drum

Declension[edit]

Declension of dibbe (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative dibbe
nominative dibbe dibbe
genitive dibbete*) dibbe*)
dative dibbete dibbera
accusative dibbe*)
ablative dibbetenni dibbenni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “dibbe”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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