shiima

Sidamo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːma/
  • Hyphenation: shii‧ma

Adjective

shiima (plural shiimaadda)

  1. small

Declension

Declension of shiima
masculine feminine
predicative shiima shiima
nominative shiimu shiima
genitive shiimu*) shiima*)
shiimate
accusative shiima*) shiima*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel.
**) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f).

Verb

shiima

  1. (intransitive) to become small

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 393
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “shiima”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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