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Soqotri Lexicon
أَحْمَر
áḥmar
basic morphological information
text examples
wa-ḳarére kések géḷaṭ sɛ́rɛd ŝkɛf wa-ˀébẓ̂ak tan men ḥaľíb wa-ríˀin áḥmar ‘But the next day I discovered that the kid had removed the wood blocking its mouth and left us without milk for our tea; so we had to drink black tea.’ (CSOL I 9:8)
other notes
Tea with milk is an essential element of the Soqotri breakfast. To drink tea without milk (áḥmar) is unusual and can be taken as a sign of dire poverty
root
derivates
- ḥúmra lipstick