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A form identical to the vocative but with the accent shifted the final syllable can be used as a nickname - e.g. ''Maxammadow'' (< ''Maxámmad''); ''bidaarlow'' (< ''bidaarle'' "bald person"). | A form identical to the vocative but with the accent shifted the final syllable can be used as a nickname - e.g. ''Maxammadow'' (< ''Maxámmad''); ''bidaarlow'' (< ''bidaarle'' "bald person"). | ||
====Derived Nouns==== | |||
Some derivation suffixes: | |||
*''-iya (f.)'': verbal nouns (from class 1 & 2 verbs) - e.g. ''ardiya'' "running" | |||
*''-ina (f.)'': verbal nouns (from class 3 verbs), abstract nouns (from nouns and adjectives) - e.g. ''casina'' "redness", ''obbolina'' "brotherhood" | |||
*''-inná (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''yahuudinná'' "Judaism" | |||
*''-iyá (f.)'': abstract nouns - e.g. ''demokraatiyá'' "democracy" | |||
*''-eena (m.); -eená (f.)'': nouns of profession - e.g. ''faraseena'' "horseman" | |||
<!--*''-á (f.)'': mostly concrete nouns derived from verbs - e.g. ''--> | |||
===Definitives=== | ===Definitives=== | ||