iyada

Somali

Etymology

From earlier iye-ta, from Proto-Somaloid *ʔice, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔisi (“she, her”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *si (“she, he, it”). Cognate with Rendille iche, Aweer ii, Oromo ishee, Afar is, Sidamo ise.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ʔɪ̀.ˈjɑ́.d̪ɑ̀/
  • (Maay) IPA(key): /je/
  • (Jabarti) IPA(key): /ʔijːe/

Pronoun

iyáda f

  1. she, her (third-person singular independent feminine personal pronoun)

See also

Somali personal pronouns
independent clitic
emphatic subject object
1st person singular aniga aan i
plural exclusive annaga aannu na
inclusive innaga aynu ina
2nd person singular adiga aad ku
plural idinka aydin idin
3rd person singular m isaga uu -
f iyada ay
plural iyaga ay

References

Saeed, J. I. (1999). Somali. John Benjamins Publishing, page 68

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