gaala
Afar
Gaala.
Etymology
An old borrowing into East Cushitic, from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Oromo gaala, Sidamo gaala and Saho gaala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/, [ˈɡaːlʌ]
- Hyphenation: gaa‧la
Noun
gáala m (singulative gaaláytu m, plural gaalíyow m)
- (collective) camels (irrespective of sex, but mostly females)
Declension
| Declension of gáala | ||||||||||||||||||
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| absolutive | gáala | |||||||||||||||||
| predicative | gáala | |||||||||||||||||
| subjective | gaalí | |||||||||||||||||
| genitive | gaalí | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gaala”, 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 193
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːlɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːlɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
- Syllabification(key): gaa‧la
Declension
| Inflection of gaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | gaala | gaalat | ||
| genitive | gaalan | gaalojen | ||
| partitive | gaalaa | gaaloja | ||
| illative | gaalaan | gaaloihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | gaala | gaalat | ||
| accusative | nom. | gaala | gaalat | |
| gen. | gaalan | |||
| genitive | gaalan | gaalojen gaalainrare | ||
| partitive | gaalaa | gaaloja | ||
| inessive | gaalassa | gaaloissa | ||
| elative | gaalasta | gaaloista | ||
| illative | gaalaan | gaaloihin | ||
| adessive | gaalalla | gaaloilla | ||
| ablative | gaalalta | gaaloilta | ||
| allative | gaalalle | gaaloille | ||
| essive | gaalana | gaaloina | ||
| translative | gaalaksi | gaaloiksi | ||
| abessive | gaalatta | gaaloitta | ||
| instructive | — | gaaloin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Further reading
- “gaala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Gamilaraay
gaala
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaːla/
References
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Oromo
Etymology
An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Saho
Gaala.
Etymology
An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Afar gáala, Somali gèel and Oromo gaala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/
- Hyphenation: gaa‧la
Noun
gaala m (singulative gaalatto m or gaalayto m or gaalattö f or gaalaytö f, plural gaalit m)
- (collective) camels
Declension
| Declension of gaala | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | gaala |
| subjective | gaali |
| genitive | gaali |
References
- Moreno Vergari, Roberta Vergari (2007) “gaala”, in A basic Saho-English-Italian Dictionary (revised version)
Sidamo
Gaala.
Etymology
An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Afar gáala and Oromo gaala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/
- Hyphenation: gaa‧la
Declension
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gaala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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