qadaala

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaˈdaːla/ [ʕaˈdaːlʌ]
• Hyphenation: qa‧daa‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

qadáala m (singulative qadaaláytu m, plural qadaalitté f)

1. (collective) gnats

Declension

Declension of qadáala
absolutive	qadáala
predicative	qadáala
subjective	qadaalí
genitive	qadaalí
Postpositioned forms l-case qadáalal k-case qadáalak t-case qadáalat h-case qadáalah

Etymology 2

Blend of qadó (“white”) +‎ ála (“European; animal”).

Noun

qadáala m (plural qadalluwwá f or qadalluwwé f)

1. white man
2. white animal

Usage notes

• The plural qadalluwwé is used in the southern dialects, whereas qadalluwwá is used in the northern dialects.

Declension

Declension of qadáala
absolutive	qadáala
predicative	qadáala
subjective	qadaalí
genitive	qadaalí
Postpositioned forms l-case qadáalal k-case qadáalak t-case qadáalat h-case qadáalah

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “qadaàla”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Didier Morin (2012) “QADAALA”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 144
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)