abbaanwarre

Somali

Etymology

From abbaan (“patron”) +‎ war (“sir”) +‎ -e (agentive suffix). Calque of Oromo abbaa warraa (“husband”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑ̀ʔ͡pb̥ɑ̄ɑ̀nwɑ̀rˈrɛ́]
• Hyphenation: ab‧baan‧war‧re

Noun

abbaanwarre m (plural abbaanwarrayaal f)

1. husband

Inflection

determiners of abbaanwarre
		singular
definite	non-remote	abbaanwarraha
	remote	abbaanwarrahii
demonstrative	proximal	abbaanwarrahan
	medial	abbaanwarrahaas
	distal	abbaanwarraheer
	far distal	abbaanwarrahoo
interrogative		abbaanwarrahee
possessive	mine	abbaanwarrahayga
	yours	abbaanwarrahaaga
	his	abbaanwarrahiisa
	her	abbaanwarraheeda
	ours (excl.)	abbaanwarrahayaga
	ours (incl.)	abbaanwarraheena
	yours (pl.)	abbaanwarrahiinna
	theirs	abbaanwarrahooda

References

• “abbaanwarre”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012