-nt-

-nt-

Afar

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *-mt-, from a re-interpretation of -imé in compound verbs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-nt-/ [-nt-]

Infix

-nt-

  1. Used to form passive verbs.

Derived terms

Afar terms infixed with -nt-

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 279