"ልጅ" meaning in Amharic

See ልጅ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɨd͡ʒ/
Etymology: From a derivative of Proto-Semitic *walad-. Cognates include Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld) and Arabic وَلَدَ (walada). Etymology templates: {{der|am|sem-pro|*walad-}} Proto-Semitic *walad-, {{cog|gez|ወልድ}} Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld), {{cog|ar|وَلَدَ}} Arabic وَلَدَ (walada) Head templates: {{head|am|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|f7tr=|f8tr=|g=m|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} ልጅ • (ləǧ) m, {{am-noun|g=m}} ልጅ • (ləǧ) m Forms: ləǧ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ልጅ [indefinite, masculine], ልጁ [error-unrecognized-form, masculine], ልጁን [definite, direct-object, masculine], ልጅን [error-unrecognized-form, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ልጄ [first-person, singular], ልጃችን [first-person, plural], - [first-person, formal], ልጅህ [masculine, second-person, singular], ልጃችሁ [masculine, plural, second-person], ልጅዎ [formal, masculine, second-person], ልጅሽ [feminine, second-person, singular], ልጃችሁ [feminine, plural, second-person], ልጅዎ [feminine, formal, second-person], ልጁ [masculine, singular, third-person], ልጃቸው [formal, masculine, third-person], ልጃቸው [masculine, plural, third-person], ልጇ [feminine, singular, third-person], ልጃቸው [feminine, formal, third-person], ልጃቸው [feminine, plural, third-person], ልዥ [alternative]
  1. boy
    Sense id: en-ልጅ-am-noun-zGp3hATq Categories (other): Male people Disambiguation of Male people: 79 0 21
  2. son
    Sense id: en-ልጅ-am-noun-mKpmdUgl
  3. child (of unspecified gender)
    Sense id: en-ልጅ-am-noun-z063Lpd1 Categories (other): Amharic entries with incorrect language header, Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Amharic terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male family members Disambiguation of Amharic entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 12 12 75 Disambiguation of Amharic terms with redundant transliterations: 13 13 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 89 Disambiguation of Male family members: 5 34 62

Alternative forms

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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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        "third-person"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልዥ",
      "roman": "ləž",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "f4tr": "",
        "f5tr": "",
        "f6tr": "",
        "f7tr": "",
        "f8tr": "",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "tr2": ""
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  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "langcode": "am",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "am:Male people",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "boy"
        ]
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        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "5 5 89",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        },
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          "name": "Male family members",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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      "links": [
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        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɨd͡ʒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ልጅ"
}

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    "Amharic masculine nouns",
    "Amharic nouns",
    "Amharic terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Amharic terms with redundant transliterations",
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  "etymology_text": "From a derivative of Proto-Semitic *walad-. Cognates include Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld) and Arabic وَلَدَ (walada).",
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      "form": "ləǧ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ልጅ",
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        "indefinite",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "ልጁ",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "ልጁን",
      "roman": "ləǧun",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "ልጅን",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልጄ",
      "roman": "ləǧe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልጃችን",
      "roman": "ləǧaččən",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "formal"
      ]
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      "form": "ልጅህ",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልጅሽ",
      "roman": "ləǧəš",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልጃችሁ",
      "roman": "ləǧaččəhu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልጅዎ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልጁ",
      "roman": "ləǧu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልጃቸው",
      "roman": "ləǧaččäw",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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        "plural",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ልጇ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ልጃቸው",
      "roman": "ləǧaččäw",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "formal",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ልጃቸው",
      "roman": "ləǧaččäw",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ልዥ",
      "roman": "ləž",
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      ]
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
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    "ልጅ"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɨd͡ʒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ልጅ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ልጅ meaning in Amharic (4.1kB)

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  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Amharic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ልጅ",
  "trace": "started on line 55, detected on line 55"
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'definite subject'",
  "path": [
    "ልጅ"
  ],
  "section": "Amharic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ልጅ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'general object'",
  "path": [
    "ልጅ"
  ],
  "section": "Amharic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ልጅ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "ልጅ"
  ],
  "section": "Amharic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ልጅ",
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}

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