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Oromo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya diina'a and Sidamo diina.
Noun
diina
- enemy
Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya diina'a and Oromo diina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiːna/
- Hyphenation: dii‧na
Noun
diina m
- enemy
Declension
Declension of diina
(masculine)
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “diina”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department