aabbe

== Somali == === Alternative forms === aabe, aabo, aabbo (dialectal) ― aaw (Af-Jabarti) === Etymology === From Proto-East Cushitic *ʔaabb-, the vocative of *ʔabb- (whence abbaan (“protector”)), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- (“father”), ultimately a Lallwort. Compare with Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), Proto-Berber *abba, Egyptian ꜣbwt. === Noun === áabbe m (plural aabbayaal ?) father ==== Usage notes ==== Before a pause, the accent shifts to a high tone on the last mora; aabbé. ==== Hypernyms ==== waalid (“parent”) ==== Coordinate terms ==== === References === Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). "Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga" (in Somali). Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 1