# gaala
## Afar
### Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic, from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Oromo gaala, Sidamo gaala and Saho gaala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡaːla/ [ˈɡaːlʌ]
* Hyphenation: gaa‧la

### Noun

gáala m (singulative gaaláytu m, plural gaalíyow m)
* (collective) camels (irrespective of sex, but mostly females)

#### See also

* alá (“female camel”)
* rakúb (“male camel”)

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gaala”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 193
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Italian gala or Spanish gala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɑːlɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːlɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
* Hyphenation: gaa‧la

### Noun

gaala
* gala

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gaalani
gaalani
accusative
nom.
gaalani
gaalani
gen.
gaalani
genitive
gaalani
gaalojeni gaalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
gaalaani
gaalojani
inessive
gaalassani
gaaloissani
elative
gaalastani
gaaloistani
illative
gaalaani
gaaloihini
adessive
gaalallani
gaaloillani
ablative
gaalaltani
gaaloiltani
allative
gaalalleni
gaaloilleni
essive
gaalanani
gaaloinani
translative
gaalakseni
gaaloikseni
abessive
gaalattani
gaaloittani
instructive
comitative
—gaaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gaalasi
gaalasi
accusative
nom.
gaalasi
gaalasi
gen.
gaalasi
genitive
gaalasi
gaalojesi gaalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
gaalaasi
gaalojasi
inessive
gaalassasi
gaaloissasi
elative
gaalastasi
gaaloistasi
illative
gaalaasi
gaaloihisi
adessive
gaalallasi
gaaloillasi
ablative
gaalaltasi
gaaloiltasi
allative
gaalallesi
gaaloillesi
essive
gaalanasi
gaaloinasi
translative
gaalaksesi
gaaloiksesi
abessive
gaalattasi
gaaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—gaaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gaalamme
gaalamme
accusative
nom.
gaalamme
gaalamme
gen.
gaalamme
genitive
gaalamme
gaalojemme gaalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
gaalaamme
gaalojamme
inessive
gaalassamme
gaaloissamme
elative
gaalastamme
gaaloistamme
illative
gaalaamme
gaaloihimme
adessive
gaalallamme
gaaloillamme
ablative
gaalaltamme
gaaloiltamme
allative
gaalallemme
gaaloillemme
essive
gaalanamme
gaaloinamme
translative
gaalaksemme
gaaloiksemme
abessive
gaalattamme
gaaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—gaaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gaalanne
gaalanne
accusative
nom.
gaalanne
gaalanne
gen.
gaalanne
genitive
gaalanne
gaalojenne gaalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
gaalaanne
gaalojanne
inessive
gaalassanne
gaaloissanne
elative
gaalastanne
gaaloistanne
illative
gaalaanne
gaaloihinne
adessive
gaalallanne
gaaloillanne
ablative
gaalaltanne
gaaloiltanne
allative
gaalallenne
gaaloillenne
essive
gaalananne
gaaloinanne
translative
gaalaksenne
gaaloiksenne
abessive
gaalattanne
gaaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—gaaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gaalansa
gaalansa
accusative
nom.
gaalansa
gaalansa
gen.
gaalansa
genitive
gaalansa
gaalojensa gaalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
gaalaansa
gaalojaan gaalojansa
inessive
gaalassaan gaalassansa
gaaloissaan gaaloissansa
elative
gaalastaan gaalastansa
gaaloistaan gaaloistansa
illative
gaalaansa
gaaloihinsa
adessive
gaalallaan gaalallansa
gaaloillaan gaaloillansa
ablative
gaalaltaan gaalaltansa
gaaloiltaan gaaloiltansa
allative
gaalalleen gaalallensa
gaaloilleen gaaloillensa
essive
gaalanaan gaalanansa
gaaloinaan gaaloinansa
translative
gaalakseen gaalaksensa
gaaloikseen gaaloiksensa
abessive
gaalattaan gaalattansa
gaaloittaan gaaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—gaaloineen gaaloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* gaalailta

### Further reading

* “gaala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Gamilaraay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaːla/

### Noun

gaala
* cup
* mug
* can

### References

* (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

## Oromo
### Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gaala
* camel

## Saho
### Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Afar gáala, Somali gèel and Oromo gaala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡaːla/
* Hyphenation: gaa‧la

### Noun

gaala m (singulative gaalatto m or gaalayto m or gaalattö f or gaalaytö f, plural gaalit m)
* (collective) camels

#### Declension
### References

* Moreno Vergari, Roberta Vergari (2007) “gaala”, in A basic Saho-English-Italian Dictionary (revised version)

## Sidamo
### Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Afar gáala and Oromo gaala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡaːla/
* Hyphenation: gaa‧la

### Noun

gaala m (plural gaalla f)
* camel

#### Declension
### References

* Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
* Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gaala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department