Contionary:ka

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Qino

Alternative forms

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

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).

Pronunciation

(Qino) IPA: /ˈafka/ [ʔáfka]

Article

ka m.

  1. the; masculine absolutive definite article
    ka faras
    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.

Derived terms