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maa-[maː-]
prefix
A prefix used to ask about the nature or type of something.

“Maaxaytu?”

What kind of thing is it?

Also means
  1. Bound form of má (what kind of?)
  2. what kind of

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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máaca[ˈmaːħa]
noun
The time of day when light first appears in the morning.

“máaca mari iyya.”

The dawn is coming soon.

Also means
  1. dawn
  2. daybreak

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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malqó[malˈʕo]
adv
An interrogative word used to ask about a specific time.

“Malqó yemeetey?”

When did you come?

Also means
  1. when?
  2. when

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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marúw[maˈruw]
noun
A ram is a male sheep.

“Marúw kure.”

He brought a ram.

Also means
  1. ram

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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marwá[marˈwa]
noun
This is the plural form of the word marúw.

“Is marwá koo gufe.”

The marwá have reached you.

Also means
  1. plural of marúw

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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mídga[ˈmidɡa]
noun
This is a variant spelling of the word meaning to the right.

“Cina mídga taaxige.”

You know the way to the right.

Also means
  1. alternative form of mígda

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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míyya[ˈmijːa]
pron
A pronoun used as a synonym for the word íyya.

“míyya”

A synonym for íyya.

Also means
  1. synonym of íyya

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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mootár[moːˈtar]
noun
A motorized vehicle used for traveling on roads. It is commonly used for personal or public transportation.

“Mootár nagaroyte.”

We rode in a car.

Also means
  1. car
  2. automobile

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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muggáq[muɡˈɡaʕ]
noun
A person who has the same name as another person.

“is muggáq.”

He is a namesake.

Also means
  1. namesake

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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migaqwá[miɡaʕˈwa]
noun
This is the plural form of the word migáq, meaning multiple names or titles.

“Isi migaqwá qimbise.”

He began his names.

Also means
  1. plural of migáq

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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miniiná[miniːˈna]
noun
This is the plural form of the word minín.

“Miniiná fan dudda.”

There is ability among the miníns.

Also means
  1. plural of minín

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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maacitté[maːħitˈte]
noun
The plural form used to refer to multiple dawns or mornings.

“maacitté geyte.”

You found the dawns.

Also means
  1. plural of máaca

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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makáayin[maˈkaːjin]
noun
This word is the plural form of makiiná. It refers to more than one of the object mentioned in that singular term.

“Isi makáayin kee makiiná tan.”

His cars and the car are there.

Also means
  1. plural of makiiná

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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maqánxix[maˈʕanɖiɖ]
noun
This refers to more than one younger brother.

“Iyi maqánxix tani.”

These are my younger brothers.

Also means
  1. plural of maqanxa

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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maqyóoli[maʕˈjoːli]
noun
A mature male camel.

“Maqyóoli abba geyte.”

Father found the adult male camel.

Also means
  1. adult male camel

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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maqallimá[maʕalːiˈma]
noun
A woman who provides instruction or education.

“Maqallimá baritto baritta.”

The female teacher teaches the student.

Also means
  1. female teacher

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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mudarrisá[mudarːiˈsa]
noun
A person who teaches students. This form is often used to refer to a female teacher.

“Mudarrisá baritto darsit takki.”

The teacher gives a lesson to the student.

Also means
  1. teacher

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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muqallimá[muʕalːiˈma]
noun
A variant spelling or pronunciation used for a female teacher.

“Muqallimá takke.”

She became a female teacher.

Also means
  1. alternative form of maqallimá

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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muggaaqisé[muɡːaːʕiˈse]
verb
To give a child a name that is already held by another person.

“baaxoh muggaaqisé.”

To name after someone of the land.

Also means
  1. name (after someone else)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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migaaqiyoowá[miɡaːʕijoːˈwa]
noun
An alternative plural form of the word migáq, used to identify multiple names.

“Tah migaaqiyoowá barra teetih tan.”

These names belong to her.

Also means
  1. plural of migáq

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bíim[ˈbiːm]
noun
A small object used to hold hair in place.

“Bíimay kaxxaay.”

The hairclip is very big.

Also means
  1. hairclip

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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emqé[emˈʕe]
verb
To ask for divine favor or to improve the condition of someone or something.

“keenik inteemih, «Isin isinni inonti fan uduuraay; yoo kee isinni baqoltih maquk akah sugten innah, YALLI siinih yamqay.»”

she said to them, «You go back to your own mothers; like you have done for me and your dead husbands, may GOD bless you.»

Also means
  1. bless
  2. ameliorate; improve

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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uxúm[uˈɖum]
noun
A dugong is a large marine mammal found in shallow coastal waters. It is a relative of the manatee and feeds on seagrass.

“uxúm badda-le gadda.”

The dugong lives in the sea.

Also means
  1. dugong (Dugong dugon)
  2. dugong

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dummú[dumˈmu]
noun
A word used to describe one or more cats.

“Dummú fanah geytimta.”

Cats are found everywhere.

Also means
  1. cats

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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falúm[faˈlum]
noun
A male camel that has successfully sired offspring.

“Falúm lukumah.”

It is a male camel that has fathered.

Also means
  1. male camel that has fathered

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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gadmá[ɡadˈma]
noun
A female fox.

“Gadmá wariih barta.”

The vixen is hiding in the bushes.

Also means
  1. vixen
  2. female fox

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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numíh[nuˈmih]
noun
This is a specific grammatical form of the noun núm where an h is added to the end.

“Numíh kee numíh yok tekké.”

Person by person it became mine.

Also means
  1. h-postpositioned form of núm

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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qamúr[ʕaˈmur]
noun
A container specifically used for collecting milk from a camel.

“Qamúr iyyaaneh.”

Take the milking bucket.

Also means
  1. milking bucket for camel milk

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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wáamu[ˈwaːmu]
noun
A large flightless bird that is male.

“wáamu gubul gaba.”

The male ostrich is fast.

Also means
  1. male ostrich

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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alkumé[alkuˈme]
verb
To give money or goods to a bride's family as part of the marriage tradition.

“Isi garayyo alkumé.”

He paid the bride price for his wife.

Also means
  1. pay a bride price

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dúmmum[ˈdumːum]
noun
This is a plural noun referring to multiple cats. It is the plural form of both dummú and dimmattó.

“Dúmmum gaba gaba gexxe.”

The cats went here and there.

Also means
  1. plural of dummú
  2. plural of dimmattó
  3. cats

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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gamfál[ɡamˈfal]
noun
Another word used to refer to the clitoris.

“Gamfál kimbíxxa yaanam.”

Gamfál means kimbíxxa.

Also means
  1. synonym of kimbíxxa

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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isláam[isˈlaːm]
noun
The monotheistic religion practiced by Muslims.

“Isláam diini Afar baaxot tan.”

The religion of Islam exists in the Afar region.

Also means
  1. Islam

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ximóli[ɖiˈmoli]
noun
This term represents the twelfth and final month of the Afar calendar.

“Ximóli wagta.”

The month of Ximóli is passing.

Also means
  1. The twelfth month of the Afar calendar.
  2. The twelfth month of the Afar calendar

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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abróoma[abˈroːma]
noun
This identifies the fifth month in the traditional Afar calendar.

“Abróoma ayro geyan.”

They found the day of Abróoma.

Also means
  1. The fifth month of the Afar calendar.

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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damaqtá[damaʕˈta]
noun
An adult female baboon. It is the feminine counterpart to the male baboon.

“Damaqtá tan.”

There is a female baboon.

Also means
  1. female baboon

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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damáqtu[daˈmaʕtu]
noun
An adult male baboon, which is a type of large monkey found in Africa and Arabia.

“Damáqtu geyte.”

I found a male baboon.

Also means
  1. male baboon

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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qimbisé[ʕimbiˈse]
verb
To start doing something or to set something in motion.

“Fulte Racmattaay, Gunê Racmattale Yallih Migaaqal Qimbisa.”

I begin in the name of God, who gives mercy and surpasses mercy.

Also means
  1. begin

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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racmaté[raħmaˈte]
verb
To feel or show sympathy and concern for others. It can also describe someone who is charming.

“Is racmaté kinnik, takke.”

She is compassionate, and she acts that way.

Also means
  1. be compassionate
  2. be charming

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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amoytisé[amojtiˈse]
verb
To officially give permission or to place a muzzle on a camel. It can also refer to the act of crowning someone.

“Qafar bahar num amoytisé.”

In Afar culture, one authorizes a person.

Also means
  1. coronate
  2. authorise
  3. tie a muzzle around a camel's mouth

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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