labhaytu

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Afar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From labhá (men) +‎ -ytu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /labˈhajtu/, [lʌbˈhʌjtʊ]
  • Hyphenation: lab‧haytu

Noun[edit]

labháytu m (feminine labhaytó, plural labhá f)

  1. superior man (one possessing many good qualities, like strength or cunning)

Declension[edit]

Declension of labháytu
absolutive labháytu
predicative labháytu
subjective labhaytí
genitive labhaytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case labháytul
k-case labháytuk
t-case labháytut
h-case labháytuh

References[edit]

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