parsí

Hamer-Banna

Etymology

From Proto-Omotic. Compare Wolaytta parsúwa (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parsí/, [pʰarsí̤]

Noun

parsí

1. traditional ale-gruel beer made from fermented sorghum or dough

   Synonym: shamajá

   parsíno róoro kála kohaaqína aapón galtʼá galtʼaɗá

   If the parsí rests for one day, the opening is sealed.

Usage notes

Hamer-Banna has many words relating solely to the creation and consumption of parsí, including:

• álla (“parsí mixed with honey”)
• attí (“fermented sorghum used to prepare parsí”)
• bíiri (“three-pronged stir stick often used to stir parsí”)
• koisí (“calabash container for parsí”)
• kúmbulo (“calabash container for parsí”)
• máati (“fermented grains used for parsí”)
• mɔ́tta (“fermented dough for bread or parsí”)
• shamajá (“nickname for parsí”)

 

Inflection

(not all inflected forms may be accurate)

Declension of parsí (Declension 1)
	general	masculine	feminine	plural
Nominative	parsí	parsɛ̂	parsíno	parsína
Oblique	—	—	parsín	—
Accusative	parsíɗan	parsɛ́ɗan	parsínɗan	parsínaɗan
Genitive	parsísa	parsɛ́sa	parsínsa	parsínasa
Dative	parsína	parsɛ́na	parsínna	parsínana
Affective	parsíkal	parsɛ́kal	parsínkal	parsínakal
Instrumental	parsíka	parsɛ́ka	parsínka	parsínaka
Locative	parsíte	parsɛ́te	parsínte	—
Inessive	parsír	—	—	—
Addessive	parsíbar	parsɛ́bar	parsímbar	—
Allative I	parsídar	parsɛ́dar	parsíndar	parsínadar
Allative II	parsíshet	parsɛ́shet	parsínshet	—
Ablative	parsírra	—	—	—
Comitative	parsíbe	parsɛ́be	parsímbe	parsínabe

References

• Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎^[1], Leiden University