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 (short form)

   ka farda

   the horse

Qino definite article

	Short		Long
Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Absolutive	ka	ta	kana	tana
Nominative	ku	tu	kuni	tuni
Genitive	ki	ti	kini	tini

Pronoun

ka m.

1. him, it (3rd person singular masculine short clitic accusative)

   ka arká.

   I see him.

2. the one

   Teeti ka dha.

   It is hers. (i.e. It is her one.)

Usage notes

• Definite article:
  • 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.
  • The short forms are generally used immediately before the noun and the long forms otherwise.