arraaba

Afar

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-East Cushitic *ʕaŋ-lab (literally; "middle of cheeks"), though likely borrowed, as ʔ is not a regular reflex of *ʕ. The proto-word is a compound with the first element preserved in qangaxxa (“mouthful of food”) and qangar (“roof of the mouth”). See also Somali carrab.

Compare Saho anrab, Aweer arub, Rendille h'arrab, Jiiddu arnaw, Baiso erreb, Daasanach erbu plural of ere, El Molo errep, Oromo arraba, Khonso arrapa, Burji arraba, Hadiyya allabo, Kambaata arrabita, Sidamo arraba, Yaaku erepa plural of ere, Tsamai arrafko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arːaːˈba/ [ʔʌrːaːˈbʌ]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧raa‧ba

Noun

arraabá f (plural arráabob m or árrob m)

  1. tongue
  2. flame
  3. (Southern Afar) lip

Declension

Declension of arraabá
absolutive arraabá
predicative arraabá
subjective arraabá
genitive arraabá
Postpositioned forms
l-case arraabál
k-case arraabák
t-case arraabát
h-case arraabáh

References

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