abeesa

Afar

Abeesa.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji hamasi, Hadiyya hamashichcho, Sidamo hamaso and Somali abeeso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeːˈsa/ [ʔʌbeːˈsʌ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bee‧sa

Noun

abeesá f (plural abéesas m or abéesos m)

1. venomous snake

Declension

Declension of abeesá
absolutive	abeesá
predicative	abeesá
subjective	abeesá
genitive	abeesá
Postpositioned forms l-case abeesál k-case abeesák t-case abeesát h-case abeesáh

References

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