gaala

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Afar

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Gaala.

Etymology

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An old borrowing into East Cushitic, from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Oromo gaala, Sidamo gaala and Saho gaala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/ [ˈɡaːlʌ]
  • Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

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gáala m (singulative gaaláytu m, plural gaalíyow m)

  1. (collective) camels (irrespective of sex, but mostly females)

Declension

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Declension of gáala
absolutive gáala
predicative gáala
subjective gaalí
genitive gaalí
Postpositioned forms
l-case gáalal
k-case gáalak
t-case gáalat
h-case gáalah

See also

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  • alá (female camel)
  • rakúb (male camel)

References

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  • 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)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Italian gala or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːlɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːlɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
  • Syllabification(key): gaa‧la

Noun

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gaala

  1. gala

Declension

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Inflection of gaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
gaalain rare
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.
Possessive forms of gaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gaalani gaalani
accusative nom. gaalani gaalani
gen. gaalani
genitive gaalani gaalojeni
gaalaini rare
partitive gaalaani gaalojani
inessive gaalassani gaaloissani
elative gaalastani gaaloistani
illative gaalaani gaaloihini
adessive gaalallani gaaloillani
ablative gaalaltani gaaloiltani
allative gaalalleni gaaloilleni
essive gaalanani gaaloinani
translative gaalakseni gaaloikseni
abessive gaalattani gaaloittani
instructive
comitative gaaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gaalasi gaalasi
accusative nom. gaalasi gaalasi
gen. gaalasi
genitive gaalasi gaalojesi
gaalaisi rare
partitive gaalaasi gaalojasi
inessive gaalassasi gaaloissasi
elative gaalastasi gaaloistasi
illative gaalaasi gaaloihisi
adessive gaalallasi gaaloillasi
ablative gaalaltasi gaaloiltasi
allative gaalallesi gaaloillesi
essive gaalanasi gaaloinasi
translative gaalaksesi gaaloiksesi
abessive gaalattasi gaaloittasi
instructive
comitative gaaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gaalamme gaalamme
accusative nom. gaalamme gaalamme
gen. gaalamme
genitive gaalamme gaalojemme
gaalaimme rare
partitive gaalaamme gaalojamme
inessive gaalassamme gaaloissamme
elative gaalastamme gaaloistamme
illative gaalaamme gaaloihimme
adessive gaalallamme gaaloillamme
ablative gaalaltamme gaaloiltamme
allative gaalallemme gaaloillemme
essive gaalanamme gaaloinamme
translative gaalaksemme gaaloiksemme
abessive gaalattamme gaaloittamme
instructive
comitative gaaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gaalanne gaalanne
accusative nom. gaalanne gaalanne
gen. gaalanne
genitive gaalanne gaalojenne
gaalainne rare
partitive gaalaanne gaalojanne
inessive gaalassanne gaaloissanne
elative gaalastanne gaaloistanne
illative gaalaanne gaaloihinne
adessive gaalallanne gaaloillanne
ablative gaalaltanne gaaloiltanne
allative gaalallenne gaaloillenne
essive gaalananne gaaloinanne
translative gaalaksenne gaaloiksenne
abessive gaalattanne gaaloittanne
instructive
comitative gaaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative gaalansa gaalansa
accusative nom. gaalansa gaalansa
gen. gaalansa
genitive gaalansa gaalojensa
gaalainsa rare
partitive gaalaansa gaalojaan
gaalojansa
inessive gaalassaan
gaalassansa
gaaloissaan
gaaloissansa
elative gaalastaan
gaalastansa
gaaloistaan
gaaloistansa
illative gaalaansa gaaloihinsa
adessive gaalallaan
gaalallansa
gaaloillaan
gaaloillansa
ablative gaalaltaan
gaalaltansa
gaaloiltaan
gaaloiltansa
allative gaalalleen
gaalallensa
gaaloilleen
gaaloillensa
essive gaalanaan
gaalanansa
gaaloinaan
gaaloinansa
translative gaalakseen
gaalaksensa
gaaloikseen
gaaloiksensa
abessive gaalattaan
gaalattansa
gaaloittaan
gaaloittansa
instructive
comitative gaaloineen
gaaloinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Gamilaraay

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gaala

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gaala

  1. cup
  2. mug
  3. can

References

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  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Oromo

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Etymology

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An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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gaala

  1. camel

Saho

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Gaala.

Etymology

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An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Afar gáala, Somali gèel and Oromo gaala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/
  • Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

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gaala m (singulative gaalatto m or gaalayto m or gaalattö f or gaalaytö f, plural gaalit m)

  1. (collective) camels

Declension

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Declension of gaala
absolutive gaala
subjective gaali
genitive gaali

References

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  • Moreno Vergari, Roberta Vergari (2007) “gaala”, in A basic Saho-English-Italian Dictionary (revised version)

Sidamo

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Gaala.

Etymology

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An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Afar gáala and Oromo gaala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/
  • Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

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gaala m (plural gaalla f)

  1. camel

Declension

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References

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  • 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