"ዝፍት" meaning in Amharic

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Noun

Forms: zəft [romanization]
Etymology: Of uncertain ultimate origin; in view of the old rarity of the Geʿez term arguably borrowed from Arabic زِفْت (zift). Etymology templates: {{unc|am|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{bor|am|ar|زِفْت}} Arabic زِفْت (zift) Head templates: {{head|am|noun}} ዝፍት • (zəft)
  1. pitch, tar, asphalt Categories (topical): Gums and resins
    Sense id: en-ዝፍት-am-noun-kaUgBTjY Categories (other): Amharic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      "name": "bor"
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  "etymology_text": "Of uncertain ultimate origin; in view of the old rarity of the Geʿez term arguably borrowed from Arabic زِفْت (zift).",
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      "tags": [
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    }
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        "1": "am",
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  "lang": "Amharic",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "am",
          "name": "Gums and resins",
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          "parents": [
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            "Materials",
            "Biology",
            "Manufacturing",
            "Sciences",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Edom’s streams shall be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone; Its land shall become burning oil.",
          "ref": "1962, Amharic Bible, Isaiah 34:9:",
          "roman": "yäʾedomyasm fäsašoč zəft honäw yəläwäṭalu: ʾäfärwam din yəhonal: märetwam yämiḳäṭäl zəft təhonaläč.",
          "text": "የኤዶምያስም ፈሳሾች ዝፍት ሆነው ይለወጣሉ፥ አፈርዋም ዲን ይሆናል፥ መሬትዋም የሚቀጠል ዝፍት ትሆናለች።",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pitch, tar, asphalt"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ],
        [
          "tar",
          "tar"
        ],
        [
          "asphalt",
          "asphalt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ዝፍት"
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  "lang": "Amharic",
  "lang_code": "am",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Amharic terms with quotations",
        "Amharic terms with unknown etymologies",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Edom’s streams shall be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone; Its land shall become burning oil.",
          "ref": "1962, Amharic Bible, Isaiah 34:9:",
          "roman": "yäʾedomyasm fäsašoč zəft honäw yəläwäṭalu: ʾäfärwam din yəhonal: märetwam yämiḳäṭäl zəft təhonaläč.",
          "text": "የኤዶምያስም ፈሳሾች ዝፍት ሆነው ይለወጣሉ፥ አፈርዋም ዲን ይሆናል፥ መሬትዋም የሚቀጠል ዝፍት ትሆናለች።",
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        "pitch, tar, asphalt"
      ],
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          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ],
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          "tar",
          "tar"
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          "asphalt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ዝፍት"
}

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