v. (II)

díˀɛʰ múgšem ˁemέro énhi díˀʸho bíyyo kɔn ṭaʰ wa-ˁáľľamat tho ṭaʰ ‘Of course I am your son! My mother told me that’s how it was, and she informed me about it.’ (CSOL II 1:27)

Form Perf. 3Sgf

Borrowed from Arabic.

• mеˁáľľеm or maˁáľľam or mеˁáľľam 1. learned man, imam; 2. professional builder
• meˁálimaʰ musicians and reciters of poetry accompanied by drum beating (awáwa) who are invited to feasts
• mеtaˁáľľеm learned man
• taˁľím instruction
• еtˁáľľam I will learn
• áḷḷaʰ áˁľam God knows better
• ˁaľámeʰ sign
• ˁaľamát marks, grades
• ˁaľm mark
• ˁiľm knowledge
• meˁáľľem teacher