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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Proto-Cushitic ''*af'' (Somali ''af'', Afar ''af'', Oromo ''afaan''). Cognate to Proto-Semitic ''*pay'', which gave rise to Arabic فَم (famm), Hebrew פֶּה‏ (pé), Aramaic פּוּמָא‏ (pūmā), Ethio-Semitic አፍ (af).
Proto-Cushitic.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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Qino

Alternative forms

  • ک (Western Arabic script)
  • ك (Eastern Arabic script)
  • ከ (Ge'ez script)

Etymology

Proto-Cushitic.

Pronunciation

(Qino) IPA: /ka/

Article

ka m.

  1. the; masculine absolutive definite article
    ka farda
    the horse

Inflection

Qino definite article
Masculine Feminine
Absolutive ka ta
Nominative ku tu
Genitive ki ti

Usage notes

  • Comes at beginning of noun phrase. In the Arabic and Ge'ez scripts, combines to following word.
  • Nouns in oblique cases use an absolutive article.

Derived terms