kabba

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Afar

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Etymology

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Cognate with Saho kab-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kabˈba/ [kʌbˈbʌ]
  • Hyphenation: kab‧ba

Noun

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kabbá f 

  1. proximity
  2. approach (the process of coming closer)

Declension

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Declension of kabbá
absolutive kabbá
predicative kabbá
subjective kabbá
genitive kabbá
Postpositioned forms
l-case kabbál
k-case kabbák
t-case kabbát
h-case kabbáh

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kabba”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Pali

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Alternative scripts

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Noun

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kabba n

  1. poem, poetical composition

Declension

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References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kabba”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead