abal
Abu'
Noun
abal
References
- Otto Nekitel. 1985. Sociolinguistic Aspects of Abu', a Papuan Language of the Sepik Area, Papua New Guinea. Doctoral dissertation, Australian National University, p.81
Afar
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ˈabal/ [ˈʔʌbʌl]
- Hyphenation: a‧bal
Noun
ábal m (plural abalwá f or abaloolá f)
Declension
| Declension of ábal | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ábal | ||||||||||
| predicative | ábala | ||||||||||
| subjective | ábal | ||||||||||
| genitive | ábal | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Synonyms
- (Southern dialects) digír
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /aˈbal/ [ʔʌˈbʌl]
- Hyphenation: a‧bal
Verb
abál
- imperative singular of abalé
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “àbal”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Didier Morin (2012), “ABAL”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 61
Basque
Etymology
From Spanish aval (“endorsement, guarantee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abal/ [a.β̞al]
- Rhymes: -abal, -al
- Hyphenation: a‧bal
Noun
abal inan
- guarantee (legal assurance of something)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | abal | abala | abalak | abalok |
| ergative | abalek | abalak | abalek | abalok |
| dative | abali | abalari | abalei | abaloi |
| genitive | abalen | abalaren | abalen | abalon |
| comitative | abalekin | abalarekin | abalekin | abalokin |
| causative | abalengatik | abalarengatik | abalengatik | abalongatik |
| benefactive | abalentzat | abalarentzat | abalentzat | abalontzat |
| instrumental | abalez | abalaz | abalez | abalotaz |
| inessive | abaletan | abalean | abaletan | abalotan |
| locative | abaletako | abaleko | abaletako | abalotako |
| allative | abaletara | abalera | abaletara | abalotara |
| terminative | abaletaraino | abaleraino | abaletaraino | abalotaraino |
| directive | abaletarantz | abalerantz | abaletarantz | abalotarantz |
| destinative | abaletarako | abalerako | abaletarako | abalotarako |
| ablative | abaletatik | abaletik | abaletatik | abalotatik |
| partitive | abalik | — | — | — |
| prolative | abaltzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- abal-emaile (“guarantor”)
- abala eman (“to guarantee”)
- abalatu (“to guarantee”)
- abaldun (“guarantee”)
Further reading
- “abal”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “abal”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Bukiyip
Noun
abal
References
- Robert J Conrad, Kepas Wogiga, An Outline of Bukiyip Grammar (1991)
Golin
Noun
abal
References
- Gordon Bunn, Golin Grammar (1974)
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Ketapang) IPA(key): /a.bal/
Noun
abal (plural abal-abal or abal2)
Synonyms
- awan (standard)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.bɑl/
- Rhymes: -ɑ.bɑl
Noun
abal m
- alternative form of afol
Simalungun Batak
Noun
abal
- footpath for human
References
- Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 20.
Tboli
Noun
abal
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
abal
- (eastern dialect) pandanus
References
- Shnukal, Anna. (1994) 'Torres Strait Creole' in Macquarie Aboriginal Words, p. 389.
Wolof
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔabal/
Audio: (file)
Verb
abal
- to lend
References
- Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003), Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof (in French), France: Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 44