"ከተበ" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Amharic]

Forms: kättäbä [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-West Semitic *katab-. Etymology templates: {{inh|am|sem-wes-pro|*katab-}} Proto-West Semitic *katab- Head templates: {{head|am|verb|tr=kättäbä}} ከተበ • (kättäbä)
  1. to write, to jot down
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-am-verb-xpXh1DL0 Categories (other): Amharic entries with incorrect language header, Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Amharic entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 18 8 3 8 Disambiguation of Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 36 24 17 10 5 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 11 2 1 5 24 1 2 12
  2. to make an amulet with writing on it
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-am-verb-7Ty740Ci Categories (other): Pages with entries, Writing Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 11 2 1 5 24 1 2 12 Disambiguation of Writing: 16 64 5 5 4 6
  3. to incise, to scratch, to prick
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-am-verb-sXL4qEjD Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 11 2 1 5 24 1 2 12
  4. (horticulture) to inoculate, to graft
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-am-verb-XlRg4jgV Categories (other): Horticulture, Witchcraft Disambiguation of Witchcraft: 0 17 22 35 0 26 Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
  5. to vaccinate, to jab
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-am-verb-bjHI8hdo
  6. (obsolete) to draft, to enlist, to enroll (soldiers or students) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-am-verb-PnY9nuqk

Verb [Ge'ez]

Forms: kätäbä [romanization], conjugation ይክትብ [prefix]
Etymology: From Proto-West Semitic *katab-. Etymology templates: {{inh|gez|sem-wes-pro|*katab-}} Proto-West Semitic *katab- Head templates: {{head|gez|verb|prefix conjugation|ይክትብ|autotrinfl=1}} ከተበ • (kätäbä) (prefix conjugation ይክትብ (yəktəb))
  1. to write, to register Related terms: ተከትበ (täkätbä) (english: to be written), ከታቢ (kätabi) (english: scribe, draughtsman), ክታብ (kətab) (english: document; amulet, fetish)
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-gez-verb-DPJUBQix Categories (other): Ge'ez entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 12 8 2 2 4 29 2 2 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 11 2 1 5 24 1 2 12

Verb [Tigrinya]

Forms: kätäbä [romanization], conjugation ይኸትብ [prefix]
Etymology: From Proto-West Semitic *katab-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ti|sem-wes-pro|*katab-}} Proto-West Semitic *katab- Head templates: {{head|ti|verb|prefix conjugation|ይኸትብ|autotrinfl=1}} ከተበ • (kätäbä) (prefix conjugation ይኸትብ (yəxätb))
  1. to vaccinate
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-ti-verb-EOIKDrvp
  2. to draft, to enlist
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-ti-verb-yn3eNL2m
  3. to make amulets
    Sense id: en-ከተበ-ti-verb-S5Qz24~0 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tigrinya entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 11 2 1 5 24 1 2 12 Disambiguation of Tigrinya entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ክታብ (kətab) (english: amulet, fetish), ተኸትበ (täxätbä) (english: to be vaccinated; to be drafted), ከታቢ (kätabi) (english: vaccinator), መኽተቢ (mäxtäbi) (english: vaccination instrument)
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      "english": "vaccinator",
      "roman": "kätabi",
      "word": "ከታቢ"
    },
    {
      "english": "vaccination instrument",
      "roman": "mäxtäbi",
      "word": "መኽተቢ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to vaccinate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vaccinate",
          "vaccinate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to draft, to enlist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "draft",
          "draft"
        ],
        [
          "enlist",
          "enlist"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to make amulets"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "amulet",
          "amulet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ከተበ"
}

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