qaakil

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaːˈkil/ [ʕaːˈkɪl]
• Hyphenation: qaa‧kil

Noun

qaakíl m (plural qookál m)

1. (Southern Afar) wise man
2. (Southern Afar) tribal chief; elder

Declension

Declension of qaakíl

absolutive qaakíl predicative qaakíli subjective qaakíl genitive qaakíl Postpositioned forms l-case qaakílil k-case qaakílik t-case qaakílit h-case qaakílih

References

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