suʼma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suma"

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *sum-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *sim-. Cognates include Hadiyya summa, Kambaata suʼma, furthermore Hausa suna and Amharic ስም (səm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuʔma/
• Hyphenation: suʼ‧ma

Noun

suʼma m 

1. name

Verb

suʼma

1. (transitive) to name
2. (transitive) to nominate

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “suʼma”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department