morootom

Afar

Afar numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  30	←  39	40	41  →	50  → [a], [b]
		4
Cardinal: morootóm, affara-tabán     Ordinal: morootomháytu, affara-tabanháytu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moroːˈtom/ [mɔɾoːˈtɔm]
• Hyphenation: mo‧roo‧tom

Noun

morootóm m (plural morootomitté f)

1. forty

Usage notes

• When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:

  Morootóm númu. ― Forty people.

• When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of morootóm
absolutive	morootóm
predicative	morootómu
subjective	morootóm
genitive	morootóm
Postpositioned forms l-case morootómul k-case morootómuk t-case morootómut h-case morootómuh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “morootom”, 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 77
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197