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Revision as of 00:26, 2 December 2017
Qino
Alternative forms
- نم (Arabic script)
- ነመ (Ge'ez script)
Etymology
Proto-Cushitic. Related to Somali nin "man", Oromo nama "man, person".
Pronunciation
(Qino) IPA: /ˈnama/
Noun
nama m. (singulative namka m., namti f.; plural namoota, namaani; diminutive namicha m., namitti f.; augmentative namoowa)
- person, people
- Meeqa nama dha?
- How many people are they?
- Meeqa nama dha?
Derived terms
namaasi verb "to anthropomorphize"