gaala

Afar

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic, from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Oromo gaala, Sidamo gaala and Saho gaala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːla/ [ˈɡaːlʌ]
• Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

gáala m (singulative gaaláytu m, plural gaalíyow m)

1. (collective) camels (irrespective of sex, but mostly females)

Declension

Declension of gáala
absolutive	gáala
predicative	gáala
subjective	gaalí
genitive	gaalí
Postpositioned forms l-case gáalal k-case gáalak t-case gáalat h-case gáalah

See also

• alá (“female camel”)
• rakúb (“male camel”)

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “gaala”, 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 193
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian gala or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːlɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːlɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): gaa‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): gaa‧la

Noun

gaala

1. gala

Declension

Inflection of gaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		gaala	gaalat
genitive		gaalan	gaalojen
partitive		gaalaa	gaaloja
illative		gaalaan	gaaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gaala	gaalat
accusative	nom.	gaala	gaalat
	gen.	gaalan
genitive		gaalan	gaalojen gaalain rare
partitive		gaalaa	gaaloja
inessive		gaalassa	gaaloissa
elative		gaalasta	gaaloista
illative		gaalaan	gaaloihin
adessive		gaalalla	gaaloilla
ablative		gaalalta	gaaloilta
allative		gaalalle	gaaloille
essive		gaalana	gaaloina
translative		gaalaksi	gaaloiksi
abessive		gaalatta	gaaloitta
instructive		—	gaaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gaalani gaalani accusative nom. gaalani gaalani gen. gaalani genitive gaalani gaalojeni gaalaini rare partitive gaalaani gaalojani inessive gaalassani gaaloissani elative gaalastani gaaloistani illative gaalaani gaaloihini adessive gaalallani gaaloillani ablative gaalaltani gaaloiltani allative gaalalleni gaaloilleni essive gaalanani gaaloinani translative gaalakseni gaaloikseni abessive gaalattani gaaloittani instructive — — comitative — gaaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gaalasi gaalasi accusative nom. gaalasi gaalasi gen. gaalasi genitive gaalasi gaalojesi gaalaisi rare partitive gaalaasi gaalojasi inessive gaalassasi gaaloissasi elative gaalastasi gaaloistasi illative gaalaasi gaaloihisi adessive gaalallasi gaaloillasi ablative gaalaltasi gaaloiltasi allative gaalallesi gaaloillesi essive gaalanasi gaaloinasi translative gaalaksesi gaaloiksesi abessive gaalattasi gaaloittasi instructive — — comitative — gaaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gaalamme gaalamme accusative nom. gaalamme gaalamme gen. gaalamme genitive gaalamme gaalojemme gaalaimme rare partitive gaalaamme gaalojamme inessive gaalassamme gaaloissamme elative gaalastamme gaaloistamme illative gaalaamme gaaloihimme adessive gaalallamme gaaloillamme ablative gaalaltamme gaaloiltamme allative gaalallemme gaaloillemme essive gaalanamme gaaloinamme translative gaalaksemme gaaloiksemme abessive gaalattamme gaaloittamme instructive — — comitative — gaaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gaalanne gaalanne accusative nom. gaalanne gaalanne gen. gaalanne genitive gaalanne gaalojenne gaalainne rare partitive gaalaanne gaalojanne inessive gaalassanne gaaloissanne elative gaalastanne gaaloistanne illative gaalaanne gaaloihinne adessive gaalallanne gaaloillanne ablative gaalaltanne gaaloiltanne allative gaalallenne gaaloillenne essive gaalananne gaaloinanne translative gaalaksenne gaaloiksenne abessive gaalattanne gaaloittanne instructive — — comitative — gaaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gaalansa gaalansa accusative nom. gaalansa gaalansa gen. gaalansa genitive gaalansa gaalojensa gaalainsa rare partitive gaalaansa gaalojaan gaalojansa inessive gaalassaan gaalassansa gaaloissaan gaaloissansa elative gaalastaan gaalastansa gaaloistaan gaaloistansa illative gaalaansa gaaloihinsa adessive gaalallaan gaalallansa gaaloillaan gaaloillansa ablative gaalaltaan gaalaltansa gaaloiltaan gaaloiltansa allative gaalalleen gaalallensa gaaloilleen gaaloillensa essive gaalanaan gaalanansa gaaloinaan gaaloinansa translative gaalakseen gaalaksensa gaaloikseen gaaloiksensa abessive gaalattaan gaalattansa gaaloittaan gaaloittansa instructive — — comitative — gaaloineen gaaloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• gaalailta

Further reading

• “gaala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːla/

Noun

gaala

1. cup
2. mug
3. can

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Oromo

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gaala

1. camel

Saho

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Afar gáala, Somali gèel and Oromo gaala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːla/
• Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

gaala m (singulative gaalatto m or gaalayto m or gaalattö f or gaalaytö f, plural gaalit m)

1. (collective) camels

Declension

absolutive	gaala
subjective	gaali
genitive	gaali

References

• Moreno Vergari; Roberta Vergari (2007), “gaala”, in A basic Saho-English-Italian Dictionary (revised version)

Sidamo

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Afar gáala and Oromo gaala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːla/
• Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

gaala m (plural gaalla f)

1. camel

Declension

Declension of gaala (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	gaala
nominative	gaalu	gaali
genitive	gaalu*)	gaali*)
dative	gaalaho	gaalira
accusative	gaala*)
ablative	gaalunni	gaalinni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gaala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department