diina

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Oromo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya diina'a and Sidamo diina.

Noun[edit]

diina

  1. enemy

Sidamo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya diina'a and Oromo diina.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːna/
  • Hyphenation: dii‧na

Noun[edit]

diina m 

  1. enemy

Declension[edit]

Declension of diina (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative diina
nominative diinu diini
genitive diinu*) diini*)
dative diinaho diinira
accusative diina*)
ablative diinunni diininni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “diina”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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