shimbir

== Somali == === Alternative forms === shinbir === Etymology === From earlier *kimbiró (“bird”), from *kVmb- (“wing”). Compare Qimant ካምቢ (kambi, “wing”). Perhaps related to Proto-Semitic *kanap- (“wing”), whence Amharic ክንፍ (kənf). Cognate with Rendille chimbir, Aweer shimir, Oromo simbirroo, Afar kimbiró. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɪ̀mˈbɪ́r/ Hyphenation: shim‧bir === Noun === shimbír f (plural shimbiro m) bird ==== Inflection ==== === References === “shimbir”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012