Contionary:ka

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: /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.