kabir

See also: Kabir

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَبِير (ḵabīr, “expert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈbir/ [kʌˈbɪɾ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧bir

Noun

kabír m (plural kabirwá f)

1. teacher

Declension

Declension of kabír
absolutive	kabír
predicative	kabíiri
subjective	kabír
genitive	kabír
Postpositioned forms l-case kabíiril k-case kabíirik t-case kabíirit h-case kabíirih

Hyponyms

• maqallím, mudarrís, barséyna (“male teacher”)
• maqallimá, mudarrisá, barseyná (“female teacher”)

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قبر (kabr), from Arabic قَبْر (qabr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑbiɾ/

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Noun

kabir (definite accusative kabri, plural kabirler)

1. grave

   Synonym: mezar

Related terms

• kabristan