"አበሻ" meaning in Amharic

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Noun

IPA: /ʔä.bä.ʃä/ Forms: ʾäbäša [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ge'ez ሐበሠ (ḥäbäśä, literally “Habesha”), through metathesis of the initial consonant cluster (ḥ- > ʔ-) and vowel shift (e > ä). The term reflects the historical and cultural continuity between Geʽez and Amharic ethnonyms. Etymology templates: {{bor+|am|gez|ሐበሠ|lit=Habesha}} Borrowed from Ge'ez ሐበሠ (ḥäbäśä, literally “Habesha”) Head templates: {{head|am|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|f7tr=|f8tr=|g=?|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} አበሻ • (ʾäbäša) ?, {{am-noun}} አበሻ • (ʾäbäša) ?
  1. (colloquial) A member of the Habesha people; variant of ሐበሻ (ḥäbäša). Tags: colloquial Synonyms: ሐበሻ
    Sense id: en-አበሻ-am-noun-cOvMV9Uq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
  2. (informal) Ethiopian or Eritrean person, collectively. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-አበሻ-am-noun-7Zj95uxI Categories (other): Amharic entries with incorrect language header, Amharic ethnonyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Amharic entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Amharic ethnonyms: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ሐበሻዊ (ḥäbäšawi) Related terms: ዘ-ሐበሻ (zä-ḥäbäša)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ḥäbäšawi",
      "word": "ሐበሻዊ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "am",
        "2": "gez",
        "3": "ሐበሠ",
        "lit": "Habesha"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Ge'ez ሐበሠ (ḥäbäśä, literally “Habesha”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ge'ez ሐበሠ (ḥäbäśä, literally “Habesha”), through metathesis of the initial consonant cluster (ḥ- > ʔ-) and vowel shift (e > ä). The term reflects the historical and cultural continuity between Geʽez and Amharic ethnonyms.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ʾäbäša",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "autotrinfl": "1",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "f4tr": "",
        "f5tr": "",
        "f6tr": "",
        "f7tr": "",
        "f8tr": "",
        "g": "?",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "አበሻ • (ʾäbäša) ?",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "አበሻ • (ʾäbäša) ?",
      "name": "am-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Amharic",
  "lang_code": "am",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zä-ḥäbäša",
      "word": "ዘ-ሐበሻ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the Habesha people; variant of ሐበሻ (ḥäbäša)."
      ],
      "id": "en-አበሻ-am-noun-cOvMV9Uq",
      "links": [
        [
          "ሐበሻ",
          "ሐበሻ#Amharic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) A member of the Habesha people; variant of ሐበሻ (ḥäbäša)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ሐበሻ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Amharic ethnonyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Inside, [the bus] was packed with Ethiopians.",
          "roman": "wəst’ ʾäbäša mult bälla",
          "text": "ውስጥ (wəsṭ) አበሻ (ʾäbäša) ሙልት (mult) ብሏል (bəlʷal)",
          "translation": "Inside, [the bus] was packed with Ethiopians.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ethiopian or Eritrean person, collectively."
      ],
      "id": "en-አበሻ-am-noun-7Zj95uxI",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Ethiopian or Eritrean person, collectively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔä.bä.ʃä/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "አበሻ"
}
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    "Amharic ethnonyms",
    "Amharic lemmas",
    "Amharic nouns",
    "Amharic terms borrowed from Ge'ez",
    "Amharic terms derived from Ge'ez",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for gender in Amharic entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "ḥäbäšawi",
      "word": "ሐበሻዊ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "am",
        "2": "gez",
        "3": "ሐበሠ",
        "lit": "Habesha"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Ge'ez ሐበሠ (ḥäbäśä, literally “Habesha”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ge'ez ሐበሠ (ḥäbäśä, literally “Habesha”), through metathesis of the initial consonant cluster (ḥ- > ʔ-) and vowel shift (e > ä). The term reflects the historical and cultural continuity between Geʽez and Amharic ethnonyms.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ʾäbäša",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "am",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "autotrinfl": "1",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "f4tr": "",
        "f5tr": "",
        "f6tr": "",
        "f7tr": "",
        "f8tr": "",
        "g": "?",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "አበሻ • (ʾäbäša) ?",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "አበሻ • (ʾäbäša) ?",
      "name": "am-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Amharic",
  "lang_code": "am",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "zä-ḥäbäša",
      "word": "ዘ-ሐበሻ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Amharic colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the Habesha people; variant of ሐበሻ (ḥäbäša)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ሐበሻ",
          "ሐበሻ#Amharic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) A member of the Habesha people; variant of ሐበሻ (ḥäbäša)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ሐበሻ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Amharic informal terms",
        "Amharic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Inside, [the bus] was packed with Ethiopians.",
          "roman": "wəst’ ʾäbäša mult bälla",
          "text": "ውስጥ (wəsṭ) አበሻ (ʾäbäša) ሙልት (mult) ብሏል (bəlʷal)",
          "translation": "Inside, [the bus] was packed with Ethiopians.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ethiopian or Eritrean person, collectively."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Ethiopian or Eritrean person, collectively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔä.bä.ʃä/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "አበሻ"
}

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