Ogaden
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Somali Ogaadeen, from the clan of the same name, a subsection of the Somali Darod, which inhabit part of the region.[1] Documented folk etymologies include Ogad, the name of a founding father, meaning clever or quick-witted, and a combination of the Harari word ūga (“road”)[2] and Aden, a city in Yemen, supposedly connected to Harar by an ancient caravan route passing through the region.[3]
Proper noun
[edit]Ogaden
- A region in eastern Ethiopia.
Translations
[edit]region in Ethiopia
References
[edit]- ^ Paolo Billi (2015 March 23) Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia[1], Springer, →ISBN, page 324
- ^ Leslau, Wolf (1959) An Analysis of the Harari Vocabulary[2], Annales d'Éthiopie, retrieved 20 March 2019, page 292
- ^ Eshete, Tibebe (1994) Towards a History of the Incorporation of the Ogaden: 1887-1935, volume 27, number 2, Journal of Ethiopian Studies, →JSTOR, pages 69–70
Polish
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ogaden m inan
- Ogaden (a region in eastern Ethiopia)
- Synonyms: (historical) Ifat; (historical) Sułtanat Adal; (historical 1936-1941) Somali Włoskie; (historical 1941-1954) Somali Brytyjskie; (rare) Somali Galbeed; (rare) Zachodnia Somalia; Somali
Declension
[edit]Declension of Ogaden
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ogaden in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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- English terms borrowed from Somali
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- en:Regions of Ethiopia
- en:Places in Ethiopia
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- Rhymes:Polish/adɛn
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- Polish proper nouns
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- Polish inanimate nouns
- pl:Regions of Ethiopia
- pl:Places in Ethiopia