ghaḍeeró older; older one; elder

Part of Speech adj
Inflection Class Reg (Fem): ghaḍeerí
    • older; older one; elder
      • Example 30:
        ghaḍeerá mána thíilu xu so áahoola toolíi eé de.
        ghaḍeeró
        older.one
        -a
        -obl
        mána
        forbidding
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        xu
        ADVS
        so
        3MSG.nom
        áahoola
        repeatedly
        toolé
        measure
        -e
        -3sg
        eé
        AMPL
        de
        pst
        The older [brother] warned him, but he kept measuring.
        Source:
        A:DRA019
      • Example 518:
        kií ghaḍeeráii baát káaṇ na thíili heentá, čeeméeri goolíi wíi piláanu.
        kií
        who.obl
        ghaḍeeró
        older.one
        -ii
        -gen
        baát
        word
        kaṇ
        NVE
        na
        neg
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        heentá
        CONDL
        čeeméeri
        from.iron
        goól
        stream
        -ii
        -gen
        wíi
        water
        pil
        drink
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        The one who doesn't listen to the words of the elder is drinking water from an iron stream. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:034
      • Example 543:
        ghúuṛa ǰhulí čhub bhe míi dóodu hínu, rooṭaá ba piaadá keéki míi dóodu ghaḍeeró de.
        ghúuṛu
        horse
        -a
        -obl
        ǰhulí
        on
        čhub
        NVE
        bhe
        become
        -í
        -CV
        míi
        1sg.gen
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        rooṭaá
        <person>
        ba
        top
        piaadá
        on.foot
        keéki
        because
        míi
        1sg.gen
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        ghaḍeeró
        older.one
        de
        pst
        My grandfather was riding on a horse, but Rota came by foot, since my grandfather was older.
        Source:
        A:BEZ043-4
      • Example 1223:
        ɣolaamseéd malák thaní lanaám maǰí ghaḍeeró de.
        ɣolaamseéd
        <person>
        malák
        leader
        thaní
        called
        lanaám
        3pl.dist.acc
        maǰí
        among
        ghaḍeeró
        older.one
        de
        pst
        There was an elder among them whose name was Ghulam Sayd.
        Source:
        A:GHU003

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