darot-ala

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Afar

Darot-ala.

Etymology

Literally: "Grain animal".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daroˈtala/
  • Hyphenation: da‧rot‧a‧la

Noun

darot-ála m (plural darot-alwá f)

  1. weevil

Declension

Declension of darot-ála
absolutive darot-ála
predicative darot-ála
subjective darot-alí
genitive darot-alí
Postpositioned forms
l-case darot-álal
k-case darot-álak
t-case darot-álat
h-case darot-álah

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “darotàla”, 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 36