"ነፍስ" meaning in Amharic

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Noun

Forms: näfs [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”). Compare, Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ, Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breath”), 𒍣 (napištu, “life”),Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš), Ge'ez ነፍስ (näfs). Etymology templates: {{inh|am|sem-pro|*napš-||breath, spirit}} Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”), {{cog|syc|ܢܦܫܐ}} Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ, {{cog|he|נֶפֶשׁ}} Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, {{cog|akk|𒆒|gloss=to breath|tr=napašu}} Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breath”), {{cog|ar|نَفْس|t=a soul, a life}} Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”), {{cog|uga|𐎐𐎔𐎌}} Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš), {{cog|gez|ነፍስ}} Ge'ez ነፍስ (näfs) Head templates: {{head|am|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|f7tr=|f8tr=|g=?|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} ነፍስ • (näfs) ?, {{am-noun}} ነፍስ • (näfs) ?
  1. breath, soul, spirit
    Sense id: en-ነፍስ-am-noun-NK0Zv-sk Categories (other): Amharic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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