lammay

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lamˈmaj/ [lʌmˈmʌj]
  • Hyphenation: lam‧may

Noun

lammáy m (plural lammammáy m)

  1. alternative form of nammáy (“two”)

Usage notes

  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Lammá númu. ― Two people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of lammáy
absolutive lammáy
predicative lammáya
subjective lammáy
genitive lammá
Postpositioned forms
l-case lammáyal
k-case lammáyak
t-case lammáyat
h-case lammáyah

References

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