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Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-.
Noun
maʔa
- water
Synonyms
Dahalo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
maʔa
- water
References
- Christopher Ehret, The historical reconstruction of Southern Cushitic (1980), page 63: Dahalo ma'aw- "to drink" from ma'a "water"
- Mauro Tosco, A Grammatical Sketch of Dahalo (including texts and a glossary) (1991), Kuschitische Sprachstudien 8 (Hamburg, Germany: Helmut Buske Verlag) (maʔa)