morootom

Afar
Afar numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  30  ←  39 40 41  →  50  → [a], [b]
4
    Cardinal: morootóm, affara-tabán
    Ordinal: morootomháytu, affara-tabanháytu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moroːˈtom/, [mɔɾoːˈtɔm]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧roo‧tom

Noun

morootóm m (plural morootomitté f)

  1. forty

Usage notes
  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Morootóm númu. ― Forty people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension
Declension of morootóm
absolutive morootóm
predicative morootómu
subjective morootóm
genitive morootóm
Postpositioned forms
l-case morootómul
k-case morootómuk
t-case morootómut
h-case morootómuh

References
  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “morootom”, 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 77
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197
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