maʔa

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Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-.

Noun

maʔa

  1. water

Synonyms

Dahalo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

maʔa

  1. 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)