gayrantu

Afar

Etymology

From gáyran (“rain clouds”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡajˈrantu/ [ɡʌjˈɾʌntʊ]
• Hyphenation: gay‧ran‧tu

Noun

gayrántu m (plural gáyran m)

1. rain cloud

Declension

Declension of gayrántu
absolutive	gayrántu
predicative	gayrántu
subjective	gayrantí
genitive	gayrantí
Postpositioned forms l-case gayrántul k-case gayrántuk t-case gayrántut h-case gayrántuh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gàyran”, 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 32