zuriya

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذُرِّيَّة (ḏurriyya).

Pronunciation

Noun

zùr̃iyā̀ f (plural zur̃iyōyī, possessed form zùr̃iyàr̃)

  1. progeny, descendant

Murui Huitoto

zuriya
Root Classifier
zuriya- —

Etymology

From zuri- (“to sing badly”) +‎ -ya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: zu‧ri‧ya

Noun

zuriya (uncountable)

  1. (by birds) bad singing
  2. (by birds) bad omen

Declension

Declension of zuriya
singular plural
Absolutive zuriya —
Nominative zuriyadɨ —
Accusative zuriyana —
Dative/Locative zuriyamo —
Ablative zuriyamona —
Instrumental zuriyado —
Causal zuriyari —
Privative zuriyanino —

References

  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 514
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