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Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡarab/,
- Hyphenation: ga‧rab
Etymology 1
Noun
gárab m (plural garoobá f)
- half
- Synonym: nússi
Declension
Declension of gárab
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absolutive
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gárab
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predicative
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gáraba
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subjective
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gárab
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genitive
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gárab
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
gárab m
- plural of garbó
Declension
Declension of gárab
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absolutive
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gárab
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predicative
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gáraba
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subjective
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gárab
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genitive
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gárab
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 110
- Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle, Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2013 August) “Gender, Number and Agreement in Afar (Cushitic language)”, in 43th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, Leiden: Leiden University
Cebuano
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
garab
- a scythe-like tool, with a handle similar to that of a bolo, used for clearing vegetation
Mansaka
Verb
garab
- to cut, to mow
Western Bukidnon Manobo
Noun
garab
- sickle
Verb
garab
- to cut (with a sickle)
Wolof
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
garab (definite form garab gi)
- plant, tree
Noun
garab (definite form garab bi)
- medicine
References
- Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003) Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof, Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 139