Ogaden
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Somali Ogaadeen, from the clan of the same name, a subsection of the Somali Darod, which inhabit part of the region.[1] Documented folk etymologies include Ogad, the name of a founding father, meaning clever or quick-witted, and a combination of the Harari word ūga (“road”)[2] and Aden, a city in Yemen, supposedly connected to Harar by an ancient caravan route passing through the region.[3]
Proper noun
Ogaden
Translations
region in Ethiopia
References
- ^ Paolo Billi (23 March 2015) Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia[1], Springer, →ISBN, page 324
- ^ Leslau, Wolf (1959) An Analysis of the Harari Vocabulary[2], Annales d'Éthiopie, retrieved 20 March 2019, page 292
- ^ Eshete, Tibebe (1994) Towards a History of the Incorporation of the Ogaden: 1887-1935, volume 27, number 2, Journal of Ethiopian Studies, →JSTOR, pages 69–70
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔˈɡa.dɛn/
- Rhymes: -adɛn
- Syllabification: O‧ga‧den
Proper noun
Ogaden m inan
- Ogaden (a region in eastern Ethiopia)
- Synonyms: (historical) Ifat; (historical) Sułtanat Adal; (historical 1936-1941) Somali Włoskie; (historical 1941-1954) Somali Brytyjskie; (rare) Somali Galbeed; (rare) Zachodnia Somalia; Somali
Declension
Declension of Ogaden
See also
Further reading
- Ogaden in Polish dictionaries at PWN