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agara

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See also: ágára

English

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Noun

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agara (uncountable)

  1. agarwood

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From agár (sighthound) +‎ -a (his/her/its, possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒɡɒrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: aga‧ra
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧ra

Noun

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agara

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of agár

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative agara
accusative agarát
dative agarának
instrumental agarával
causal-final agaráért
translative agarává
terminative agaráig
essive-formal agaraként
essive-modal agarául
inessive agarában
superessive agarán
adessive agaránál
illative agarába
sublative agarára
allative agarához
elative agarából
delative agaráról
ablative agarától
non-attributive
possessive – singular
agaráé
non-attributive
possessive – plural
agaráéi

Sidamo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo eeguu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɡaɾa/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ga‧ra

Verb

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agara

  1. (transitive) to guard
  2. (transitive) to protect
  3. (transitive) to await
  4. (transitive) to preserve

Derived terms

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References

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  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 791
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “agara”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department