anu

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔanāku. Cognates include Oromo ani, Saho anu, Somali áan and Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Anú tuffác akmé.


ah

áh (canonical)
áh (absolutive)
áha (predicative)
áh (subjective)
ahtí (genitive)
áhal (l-case with-postposition)
áhak (k-case with-postposition)
áhat (t-case with-postposition)
áhah (h-case with-postposition)


ko

Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.

Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our afairs.


num

núm (canonical)
núm (absolutive)
númu (predicative)
núm (subjective)
numtín (genitive)
númul (l-case with-postposition)
númuk (k-case with-postposition)
númut (t-case with-postposition)
númuh (h-case with-postposition)


kum

kúm (canonical)
kúumu (predicative)
kuumú (predicative)


amah

amáh (canonical)
amáh (absolutive)
amáha (predicative)
amáh (subjective)
amáh (genitive)
amáhal (l-case with-postposition)
amáhak (k-case with-postposition)
amáhat (t-case with-postposition)
amáhah (h-case with-postposition)

this, that (masculine; proximal to the spoken to)


nim

ním (canonical)
níimi (predicative)
niimí (predicative)


atu

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hebrew אַתָּה, Oromo ati, Saho atu, Sidamo ati and Somali áad.

cog

Hebrew אַתָּה


tah

táh (canonical)
táh (absolutive)
táha (predicative)
táh (subjective)
tahtí (genitive)
táhal (l-case with-postposition)
táhak (k-case with-postposition)
táhat (t-case with-postposition)
táhah (h-case with-postposition)

this, these (feminine; proximal to the speaker)


nanu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Iraqw atén, Oromo nuyi, Saho nanu, Sidamo ninke and Somali annaga.

Nanú sagá naxigillé.


yim

yím (canonical)
yíimi (predicative)
yiimí (predicative)


itta

ítta (canonical)
ítta (absolutive)
ítta (predicative)
ittí (subjective)
ittín (genitive)
íttal (l-case with-postposition)
íttak (k-case with-postposition)
íttat (t-case with-postposition)
íttah (h-case with-postposition)


usun

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo isaan, Sidamo insa and Saho úsun.

Úsun maaqó baaheeníh yenén.


tiya

tíya (canonical masculine)
tíya (absolutive)
tíya (predicative)
tíi (subjective)
inkí (genitive)
tíyal (l-case with-postposition)
tíyak (k-case with-postposition)
tíyat (t-case with-postposition)
tíyah (h-case with-postposition)

anything, something (referring to a masculine subject)


tiya

tiyá (canonical feminine)
tiyá (absolutive)
tiyá (predicative)
tiyá (subjective)
inkí (genitive)
tiyál (l-case with-postposition)
tiyák (k-case with-postposition)
tiyát (t-case with-postposition)
tiyáh (h-case with-postposition)

anything, something (referring to a feminine subject)


usuk

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya iso, Saho úsuk, Sidamo isi and Somali isaga.

Usuk (Yalla kinnuk) cisab kee galtoh Ayró (Qhiyaamah Ayró kinnuk) yamlike Rabbi kinni.

Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 4:

He (God) who possesses the Day of reckoning and reward (the Day of Qhiyaama) is God.


iyya

íyya (canonical)
íyya (absolutive)
íyya (predicative)
iyyí (subjective)
iyyín (genitive)
íyyal (l-case with-postposition)
íyyak (k-case with-postposition)
íyyat (t-case with-postposition)
íyyah (h-case with-postposition)


kenim

head

kénim or kením (predicative kénimi or keniimí)

kénim (canonical)
kením (canonical)
kénimi (predicative)
keniimí (predicative)


tamah

tamáh (canonical)
tamáh (absolutive)
tamáha (predicative)
tamáh (subjective)
tamáh (genitive)
tamáhal (l-case with-postposition)
tamáhak (k-case with-postposition)
tamáhat (t-case with-postposition)
tamáhah (h-case with-postposition)

this, that (feminine; proximal to the spoken to)


kuumu

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kayim

head

káyim or kayím (predicative káyimi or kayiimí)

káyim (canonical)
kayím (canonical)
káyimi (predicative)
kayiimí (predicative)


tetim

tétim or tetím (predicative tétimi or tetiimí)

tétim (canonical)
tetím (canonical)
tétimi (predicative)
tetiimí (predicative)


sinim

sínim or siním (predicative sínimi or siniimí)

sínim (canonical)
siním (canonical)
sínimi (predicative)
siniimí (predicative)


miyya

míyya (canonical)
míyya (absolutive)
míyya (predicative)
miyyí (subjective)
miyyín (genitive)
míyyal (l-case with-postposition)
míyyak (k-case with-postposition)
míyyat (t-case with-postposition)
míyyah (h-case with-postposition)

Univerbation of má (“what?”) + iyyá (“who?”).