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racmate

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Afar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic. Compare رَحِمَ (raḥima, to have mercy upon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raħmaˈte/ [ɾʌħmʌˈtɛ]
  • Hyphenation: rac‧ma‧te

Verb

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racmaté

  1. (intransitive) be compassionate
  2. (intransitive) be charming

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of racmate (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative racmatéh racmattéh racmatéh racmattéh racmatnéh racmatteeníh racmateeníh
N-affirmative racmaté racmatté racmaté racmatté racmatné racmattén racmatén
negative máracmatinniyo máracmatinnito máracmatinna máracmatinna máracmatinnino máracmatinniton máracmatinnon
imperfective V-affirmative racmatáh racmattáh racmatáh racmattáh racmatnáh racmattaanáh racmataanáh
N-affirmative racmatá racmattá racmatá racmattá racmatná racmattán racmatán
negative máracmata máracmatta máracmata máracmatta máracmatna máracmattan máracmatan
prospective V-affirmative racmatéliyoh
racmatéyyoh
racmatélitoh
racmatéttoh
racmatéleh racmatéleh racmatélinoh
racmaténnoh
racmatélitoonuh
racmatéttoonuh
racmatéloonuh
N-affirmative racmatéliyo
racmatéyyo
racmatélito
racmatétto
racmatéle racmatéle racmatélino
racmaténno
racmatéliton
racmatétton
racmatélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative racmátuh racmáttuh racmátuh racmáttuh racmátuh racmattóonuh racmatóonuh
N-affirmative racmátu racmáttu racmátu racmáttu racmátu racmattón racmatón
negative racmaté wáyuh racmaté wáytuh racmaté wáyuh racmaté wáytuh racmaté wáynuh racmaté waytóonuh racmaté wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative racmatánkeh racmattánkeh racmatánkeh racmattánkeh racmatnánkeh racmattaanánkeh racmataanánkeh
N-affirmative racmatánke racmattánke racmatánke racmattánke racmatnánke racmattaanánke racmataanánke
negative racmaté wáankeh racmaté waytánkeh racmaté wáankeh racmaté waytánkeh racmaté waynánkeh racmaté waytaanánkeh racmaté wáankeh
jussive affirmative racmátay racmáttay racmátay racmáttay racmátay racmattóonay racmatóonay
negative racmaté wáay racmaté wáytay racmaté wáay racmaté wáytay racmaté wáynay racmaté waytóonay racmaté wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative racmatinniyóy racmatinnitóy racmatinnáy racmatinnáy racmatinninóy racmatinnitoonúy racmatinnoonúy
negative racmaté wanniyóy racmaté wannitóy racmaté wannáy racmaté wannáy racmaté wanninóy racmaté wannitoonúy racmaté wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative racmaték racmatték racmaték racmatték racmatnék racmatteeník racmateeník
negative racmaté wéek racmaté wayték racmaté wéek racmaté wayték racmaté waynék racmaté wayteeník racmaté weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative racmatóo racmatnóo imperative affirmative racmát racmáta
negative maracmatóo maracmatnóo negative máracmatin máracmatina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
racmátah racmáti racmátak racmatínnuh racmatínnuk racmatíyya racmatináanih racmatináan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II
affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative racmaté + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative racmaté + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative racmaté + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis racmaté + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

Derived terms

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References

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