gayrantu

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Afar

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Etymology

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From gáyran (rain clouds) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡajˈrantu/ [ɡʌjˈɾʌntʊ]
  • Hyphenation: gay‧ran‧tu

Noun

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gayrántu m (plural gáyran m)

  1. rain cloud

Declension

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Declension of gayrántu
absolutive gayrántu
predicative gayrántu
subjective gayrantí
genitive gayrantí
Postpositioned forms
l-case gayrántul
k-case gayrántuk
t-case gayrántut
h-case gayrántuh

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gàyran”, 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 32