ooqobe

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Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːʕoˈbe/
  • Hyphenation: oo‧qo‧be

Verb

ooqobé (frequentative oqamooqobé, passive ontooqobé, autobenefactive ottooqobé)

  1. (transitive) drink
  2. (transitive) smoke
    Anú sigaará máaquba. ― I don't smoke cigarettes.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ooqobe (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative ooqobéh tooqobéh yooqobéh tooqobéh nooqobéh tooqobeeníh yooqobeeníh
N-affirmative ooqobé tooqobé yooqobé tooqobé nooqobé tooqobén yooqobén
negative máaqubinniyo máaqubinnito máaqubinna máaqubinna máaqubinnino máaqubinniton máaqubinnon
imperfective V-affirmative aaqubéh taaqubéh yaaqubéh taaqubéh naaqubéh taaqubeeníh yaaqubeeníh
N-affirmative aaqubé taaqubé yaaqubé taaqubé naaqubé taaqubén yaaqubén
negative máaquba mátaaquba máyaaquba,
míyaaquba		 mátaaquba mánaaquba mátaaquban máyaaquban,
míyaaquban
prospective V-affirmative aaqubéliyoh,
aaqubéyyoh		 aaqubélitoh,
aaqubéttoh		 aaqubéleh aaqubéleh aaqubélinoh,
aaqubénnoh		 aaqubélitoonuh,
aaqubéttoonuh		 aaqubéloonuh
N-affirmative aaqubéliyo,
aaqubéyyo		 aaqubélito,
aaqubétto		 aaqubéle aaqubéle aaqubélino,
aaqubénno		 aaqubéliton,
aaqubétton		 aaqubélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative aaqúbuh taaqúbuh yaaqúbuh taaqúbuh naaqúbuh taaqubóonuh yaaqubóonuh
N-affirmative aaqúbu taaqúbu yaaqúbu taaqúbu naaqúbu taaqubón yaaqubón
negative aaqubé wáyuh aaqubé wáytuh aaqubé wáyuh aaqubé wáytuh aaqubé wáynuh aaqubé waytóonuh aaqubé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative aaqubénkeh taaqubénkeh yaaqubénkeh taaqubénkeh naaqubénkeh taaqubeenínkeh yaaqubeenínkeh
N-affirmative aaqubénke taaqubénke yaaqubénke taaqubénke naaqubénke taaqubeenínke yaaqubeenínke
negative aaqubé wáankeh aaqubé waytánkeh aaqubé wáankeh aaqubé waytánkeh aaqubé waynánkeh aaqubé waytaanankéh aaqubé waanánkeh
jussive affirmative aaqúbay taaqúbay yaaqúbay taaqúbay naaqúbay taaqubóonay yaaqubóonay
negative aaqubé wáay aaqubé wáytay aaqubé wáay aaqubé wáytay aaqubé wáynay aaqubé waytóonay aaqubé wóonay
past
conditional 		affirmative aaqubinniyóy aaqubinnitóy aaqubinnáy aaqubinnáy aaqubinninóy aaqubinnitoonúy aaqubinnoonúy
negative aaqubé wanniyóy aaqubé wannitóy aaqubé wannáy aaqubé wannáy aaqubé wanninóy aaqubé wannitoonúy aaqubé wannoonúy
present
conditional I 		affirmative ooqobék tooqobék yooqobék tooqobék nooqobék tooqobeeník yooqobeeník
negative aaqubé wéek aaqubé wayték aaqubé wéek aaqubé wayték aaqubé waynék aaqubé wayteeník aaqubé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative aaqubóo naaqubóo imperative affirmative ooqób ooqóba
negative maaaqubóo manaaqubóo negative máaqubin máaqubina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
aaqúbih aaqúbi aaqúbuk aaqubínnuh aaqubínnuk aaqubíyya aaqubinnáanih aaqubinnáan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II 		affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative aaqubé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential 		affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative aaqubé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II 		affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative aaqubé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional 		affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis aaqubé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ooqobe”, 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)
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