iyada

Somali

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) ― iyyáda (Af-Jabarti & Af-Benadiri), äyyo, ayyáda, iyyéda, îda (Af-Benadiri), iyyo (article less)

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ice, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔisi (“she”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *si (“she, he, it”).

Cognate with Maay iyé, Aweer ii, Rendille iche, Jiiddu isé, Oromo ishee, Afar is, Sidamo ise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɪ̀.ˈjɑ́.ðɑ̀/

Pronoun

iyáda f

1. she (third-person singular independent feminine personal pronoun)

See also

Somali personal pronouns

			independent	clitic
			emphatic	subject	object
1st person	singular		aniga	-aan	-i
	plural	exclusive	annaga	-aannu	-na
		inclusive	innaga	-aynu	-ina
2nd person	singular		adiga	-aad	-ku
	plural		idinka	-aydin	-idin
3rd person	singular	m	isaga	-uu	-
		f	iyada	-ay
	plural		iyaga	-ay

References

• Saeed, J. I. (1999). Somali. John Benjamins Publishing, page 68