sinim

See also: Sinim, sínim, síním, and šínɨm

Afar

Etymology

From sín (your) +‎ -m.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsinim/ [ˈsɪnɪm], /siˈnim/ [sɪˈnɪm]
  • Hyphenation: si‧nim

Pronoun

sínim or siním (predicative sínimi or siniimí)

  1. yours

See also

Afar possessive pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m f
singular yím kúm kayím tetím
plural ním siním kením

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “sinim”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 67
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)