dibbe

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo dibbee, Burji dimba and Hadiyya dibbeʼe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdibːe/
• Hyphenation: dib‧be

Noun

dibbe f 

1. drum

Declension

Declension of dibbe (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	dibbe
nominative	dibbe	dibbe
genitive	dibbete*)	dibbe*)
dative	dibbete	dibbera
accusative	dibbe*)
ablative	dibbetenni	dibbenni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “dibbe”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department