kusura

Afar

Kusura (1).

Kusura (2).

Alternative forms

• kusrá

Etymology

The semantic shift "jujube" > "court session" is due to the fact that courts traditionally gathered under jujube trees.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kusuˈra/ [kʊsʊˈɾʌ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧su‧ra

Noun

kusurá f (plural kúsur m)

1. jujube tree (Ziziphus mauritiana)
2. jujube fruit
3. court session

Declension

Declension of kusurá
absolutive	kusurá
predicative	kusurá
subjective	kusurá
genitive	kusurá
Postpositioned forms l-case kusurál k-case kusurák t-case kusurát h-case kusuráh

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 33