haasaw

Afar

Etymology 1

Related to Somali haasaawe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːsaw/, [ˈhaːsʌw]
• Hyphenation: haa‧saw

Noun

háasaw m 

1. (Northern Afar) conversation, chat

Usage notes

• At least one of the people engaging in a háasaw has to be female.

Declension

Declension of háasaw
absolutive	háasaw
predicative	háasawa
subjective	háasaw
genitive	háasaw
Postpositioned forms l-case háasawal k-case háasawak t-case háasawat h-case háasawah

Derived terms

• haasawé

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːˈsaw/, [haːˈsʌw]
• Hyphenation: haa‧saw

Verb

haasáw

1. imperative singular of haasawé

References

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