wardiya

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Afar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian guardia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wardiˈja/ [wʌɾdɪˈjʌ]
  • Hyphenation: war‧di‧ya

Noun

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wardiyá f (plural wardiyaytí f)

  1. guard, guardsman

Declension

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Declension of wardiyá
absolutive wardiyá
predicative wardiyá
subjective wardiyá
genitive wardiyá
Postpositioned forms
l-case wardiyál
k-case wardiyák
t-case wardiyát
h-case wardiyáh

References

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

Quechua

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Etymology

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From Spanish guardia.

Noun

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wardiya

  1. police officer

Declension

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