Contionary:ka

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.