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Afar
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَبِير (ḵabīr, “expert”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈbir/
- Hyphenation: ka‧bir
Noun
kabír m (plural kabirwá f)
- teacher
Declension
Declension of kabír
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absolutive
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kabír
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predicative
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kabíiri
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subjective
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kabír
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genitive
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kabír
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Hyponyms
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kabir”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قبر (kabr), from Arabic قَبْر (qabr).
Pronunciation
Noun
kabir (definite accusative kabri, plural kabirler)
- grave
- Synonym: mezar