Afar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَيَّام (ʔayyām), plural of يَوْم (yawm, day).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ajˈjam/ [ʔʌjˈjʌm]
  • Hyphenation: ay‧yam

Noun

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ayyám m (plural ayyoomá f)

  1. week (period of seven days)

Declension

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Declension of ayyám
absolutive ayyám
predicative ayyáama
subjective ayyám
genitive ayyám
Postpositioned forms
l-case ayyáamal
k-case ayyáamak
t-case ayyáamat
h-case ayyáamah

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ayyam”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN