"አፍ" meaning in Amharic

See አፍ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈ(ʔ)af/ Audio: LL-Q28244 (amh)-Woubster-አፍ.wav
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Cognates include Arabic فَم (fam). Compare also Afar af. Etymology templates: {{inh|am|sem-pro|*pay-|t=mouth}} Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”), {{cog|ar|فَم}} Arabic فَم (fam), {{ncog|aa|af}} Afar af Head templates: {{head|am|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|f7tr=|f8tr=|g=m|head=|sort=|tr=ʾaf|tr2=}} አፍ • (ʾaf) m, {{am-noun|g=m|tr=ʾaf}} አፍ • (ʾaf) m Forms: ʾaf [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], አፍ [indefinite, masculine], አፉ [error-unrecognized-form, masculine], አፉን [definite, direct-object, masculine], አፍን [error-unrecognized-form, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], አፌ [first-person, singular], አፋችን [first-person, plural], - [first-person, formal], አፍህ [masculine, second-person, singular], አፋችሁ [masculine, plural, second-person], አፍዎ [formal, masculine, second-person], አፍሽ [feminine, second-person, singular], አፋችሁ [feminine, plural, second-person], አፍዎ [feminine, formal, second-person], አፉ [masculine, singular, third-person], አፋቸው [formal, masculine, third-person], አፋቸው [masculine, plural, third-person], አፏ [feminine, singular, third-person], አፋቸው [feminine, formal, third-person], አፋቸው [feminine, plural, third-person]
  1. mouth Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-አፍ-am-noun-TPNc-HQ1
  2. beak Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-አፍ-am-noun-1lYgdD52
  3. snout Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-አፍ-am-noun-9WXwpt3m Categories (other): Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 4 15 40 34 4
  4. language Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-አፍ-am-noun-pO8wS6Qq Categories (other): Amharic entries with incorrect language header, Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Body parts, Face Disambiguation of Amharic entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 4 79 14 1 Disambiguation of Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 4 15 40 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 3 10 28 18 3 3 17 4 3 3 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 10 28 18 3 3 16 4 3 3 6 3 Disambiguation of Body parts: 3 3 19 63 10 3 Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 100 0 0
  5. entrance, opening Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-አፍ-am-noun-OVkQPdp0 Categories (other): Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Amharic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 4 15 40 34 4
  6. edge (of a blade) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-አፍ-am-noun-t3Bi8r0~
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "entrance, opening"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "entrance",
          "entrance"
        ],
        [
          "opening",
          "opening"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "edge (of a blade)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(ʔ)af/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q28244 (amh)-Woubster-አፍ.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/LL-Q28244_%28amh%29-Woubster-%E1%8A%A0%E1%8D%8D.wav/LL-Q28244_%28amh%29-Woubster-%E1%8A%A0%E1%8D%8D.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/LL-Q28244_%28amh%29-Woubster-%E1%8A%A0%E1%8D%8D.wav/LL-Q28244_%28amh%29-Woubster-%E1%8A%A0%E1%8D%8D.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "አፍ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for አፍ meaning in Amharic (4.8kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "አፍ"
  ],
  "section": "Amharic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "አፍ",
  "trace": "started on line 55, detected on line 55"
}

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

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Amharic dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-11-27 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-11-20 using wiktextract (5887622 and c6a903f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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