dhiwa

Beja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɖiwa/

Noun

dhíwa m pl

1. family

Declension

Declension of dhiwa (pl-only masculine weak)

plural	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	dhiwa	dhiwaayaa-	indhiwa	indhiwaayaa-
accusative	dhiwaab	dhiwaayee-	indhiwa	indhiwaayee-
genitive	dhiwaayi	dhiwaayee-	indhiwaayi	indhiwaayee-

Coordinate terms

Beja family terms

dhiwa (“family”)		Male	Female
parent		baaba (“father”)	de (“mother”)
grandparent		ahooba (“grandfather”)	ahu (“grandmother”)
sibling		san (“brother”)	kwa (“sister”)
child		oor (“son”)	oot (“daughter”)
parent's sibling		duura (“uncle”)	duura (“aunt”)
spouse		hiyu (“husband”)	hiyu (“wife”)
relative through marriage		ham (“in-law”)	ham (“in-law”)

Derived terms

• Hadhandhiwa
• Kishandhiwa