"ፖሊስ" meaning in Amharic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpolis/ Forms: polis [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from French police. Etymology templates: {{dercat|am|LL.|grc}}, {{bor|am|fr|police}} French police Head templates: {{head|am|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|f7tr=|f8tr=|g=m|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} ፖሊስ • (polis) m, {{am-noun|g=m}} ፖሊስ • (polis) m
  1. police
    Sense id: en-ፖሊስ-am-noun-E2b6xxFG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. policeman
    Sense id: en-ፖሊስ-am-noun-4VGQYzTL Categories (other): Amharic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Law enforcement, Male people, Occupations Disambiguation of Amharic entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 42 58 Disambiguation of Male people: 44 56 Disambiguation of Occupations: 42 58
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  ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpolis/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ፖሊስ"
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