pardóodu ancestor; forefather

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form پردودوۡ
Phonetic Form pardóodo
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
    • ancestor; forefather
      • Example 805:
        áa insaán ɣaribí dítu seentá teeṇíi dóodiiee pardóodiiee ḍirnikáii sifát tháanu.
        a
        IDEF
        insaán
        human
        ɣaribí
        poverty
        dit
        fall.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        seentá
        CONDH
        teeṇíi
        refl
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        -ii
        -gen
        =ee
        CONJ
        pardóodu
        forefather
        -ii
        -gen
        =ee
        CONJ
        ḍirniká
        great-grandfather
        -ii
        -gen
        sifát
        praise
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        When a person becomes poor, he tells stories that praise his forefathers.
        Source: A:SHA002

Related entries

  • See also:
    • páar last year
    • dóodu grandfather; father's father; forefather