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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew קינים (kinim, “nests”).
Noun
kenim
- plural of ken
Anagrams
Afar
Etymology
From kén (“their”) + -m.
Pronunciation
- kénim: IPA(key): /ˈkenim/
- kením: IPA(key): /keˈnim/
- Hyphenation: ke‧nim
Pronoun
kénim or kením (predicative kénimi or keniimí)
- theirs
See also
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kenim”, 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 67
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)