እድ

ʾəd (romanization)
እደው (plural)
እደ (absolute singular)
እደወ (absolute plural)


ርእስ

rǝʾs (romanization)
አርእስት (plural)
ርእሰ (absolute singular)
ርእሰከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ርእሰኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ርእሶ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ርእሰነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ርእሰክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ርእሰክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
አርእስተ (absolute plural)

From Proto-Semitic *raʔš-. Cognate with Hebrew ראשׁ, Arabic رَأْس (raʔs), Classical Syriac ܪܺܝܫܳܐ.


ዝእብ

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ዝእብ • (zǝʾb)


ቅዱስ

From Ge'ez ቀደሰ (qäddäsä, “to sanctify”).


እግዚአብሔር

እግዚአብሔር • (ʾəgziʾäbḥer)

From Ge'ez እግዚእ (ʾəgziʾ, “lord”) (in the construct state) + ብሔር (bəḥer, “world, region”).


ክልኤቱ

kəlʾetu (romanization)
ክልኤተ (accusative)
ክልኤቲ (feminine)

From Proto-Semitic *kilʾ-. Cognates include Tigrinya ክልተ (kəltä) and Amharic ሁለት (hulät).


አሐዱ

አሐዱ • (ʾäḥädu) m

ʾäḥädu (romanization)
አሐደ (accusative)
አሐቲ (feminine)

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad-. Cognates include Tigrinya ሓደ (ḥadä), Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid) and Hebrew אחד (ekhad).

አሐዱ፡ንጉሥ

ʾäḥädu nəguś

ዐሠርቱወአሐዱ

ʿäśärtuwäʾäḥädu


አሐቲ

አሐቲ • (ʾäḥätti) f

ʾäḥätti (romanization)
አሐተ (accusative)
አሐዱ (masculine)

አሐቲ፡ንግሥት

ʾäḥätti nəgəśt


ክልኤቲ

kəlʾeti (romanization)
ክልኤተ (accusative)
ክልኤቱ (masculine)


ኀምስቱ

ኀምስቱ • (ḫämsətu) m

ḫämsətu (romanization)
ኀምስተ (accusative)
ኀምስ (feminine)

Masculine form of ኀምስ (ḫäms). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-. Cognates include Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).


አርባዕቱ

አርባዕቱ • (ʾärbaʿtu) m

ʾärbaʿtu (romanization)
አርባዕተ (accusative)
አርባዕ (feminine)


ሠለስቱ

ሠለስቱ • (śälästu) m

śälästu (romanization)
ሠለስተ (accusative)
ሠላስ (feminine)


ስድስቱ

ስድስቱ • (sədəstu) m (accusative ስድስተ, feminine ስሱ)

sədəstu (romanization)
ስድስተ (accusative)
ስሱ (feminine)

Masculine form of ስሱ (səsu). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *šidṯ-. Cognates include Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).


ሰብዐቱ

ሰብዐቱ • (säbʿätu) m

säbʿätu (romanization)
ሰብዐተ (accusative)
ሰብዑ (feminine)

Masculine form of ሰብዑ (säbʿu). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *šabʿ-. Cognates include Arabic سَبْعَة (sabʕa).


ሰማንቱ

sämantu (romanization)
ሰማንተ (accusative)
ሰማኒ (feminine)

Masculine form of ሰማኒ (sämani). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy-. Cognates include Arabic ثَمَانِيَة (ṯamāniya).


ተስዐቱ

ተስዐቱ • (täsʿätu) m

täsʿätu (romanization)
ተስዐተ (accusative)
ትስዑ (feminine)

Masculine form of ትስዑ (təsʿu). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-. Cognates include Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa), Aramaic ܬܫܥܐ/תשעא (tišʿā’) and Hebrew תִּשְׁעָה (tishʿa).


ዐሠርቱ

ዐሠርቱ • (ʿäśärtu) m

ʿäśärtu (romanization)
ዐሠርተ (accusative)
ዐሥሩ (feminine)

Masculine form of ዐሥሩ (ʿäśru). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʿaśr-. Cognates include Arabic عَشَرَة (ʕašara), Aramaic עסרא/ܥܣܪܐ (ʿisrāʾ) and Hebrew עֲשָׂרָה (ʿasara).


ሠላስ

ሠላስ • (śälas) f

śälas (romanization)
ሠላሰ (accusative)
ሠለስቱ (masculine)


ስሱ

ስሱ • (səssu) f (accusative ስሱ, masculine ስድስቱ)

səssu (romanization)
ስሱ (accusative)
ስድስቱ (masculine)

From Proto-Semitic *šidṯ-. Cognates include Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).


ሰብዑ

ሰብዑ • (säbʿu) f

säbʿu (romanization)
ሰብዑ (accusative)
ሰብዐቱ (masculine)

From Proto-Semitic *šabʻ-. Cognates include Arabic سَبْعَة (sabʕa).


አርባዕ

አርባዕ • (ʾärbaʿ) f

ʾärbaʿ (romanization)
አርባዐ (accusative)
አርባዕቱ (masculine)


ሰማኒ

sämani (romanization)
ሰማኒ (accusative)
ሰማንቱ (masculine)

From Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy-. Cognates include Arabic ثَمَانِيَة (ṯamāniya).


ዐሥሩ

ዐሥሩ • (ʿäśru) f

ʿäśru (romanization)
ዐሥሩ (accusative)
ዐሠርቱ (masculine)

From Proto-Semitic *ʿaśr-. Cognates include Arabic عَشَرَة (ʕašara), Aramaic עסרא/ܥܣܪܐ (ʿisrāʾ) and Hebrew עֲשָׂרָה (ʿasara).


ኀምስ

ኀምስ • (ḫäms) f

ḫäms (romanization)
ኀምሰ (accusative)
ኀምስቱ (masculine)

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-. Cognates include Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).


ትስዑ

ትስዑ • (təsʿu) f

təsʿu (romanization)
ትስዑ (accusative)
ተስዐቱ (masculine)

From Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-. Cognates include Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa), Aramaic ܬܫܥܐ/תשעא (tišʿā’) and Hebrew תִּשְׁעָה (tishʿa).


ቀዳሚ

ቀዳሚ • (ḳädami)

Cognates include Tigre ቀዳም (ḳädam) and Tigrinya ቀዳማይ (ḳädamay).


ቆበረ

ቆበረ • (ḳobärä)


ቆባረ

ቆባረ • (ḳobarä)

English: qobar

ወይሬስዮ እግዚአብሔር ለዝናመ ምድርከ ቆባረ ወመሬት ይወርድ እምሰማይ ላዕሌከ እስከ ይቀጠቅጠከ ወእስከ ያጠፍአከ


ሣጹን

ሣጹን • (śaṣun) m or f (plural ሣጹናት (śaṣunat))

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→ Arabic: شَاصُونَة (šāṣūna)

→ Arabic: شَاصُونَة (šāṣūna), plural شَوَاصِين (šawāṣīn)

Cognate to Tigrinya ሳጹን (saṣun), ሳጽን (saṣən), Amharic ሳጥን (saṭən) of like meaning. Related by Dillmann to Arabic صَانَ (ṣāna, “to preserve, to keep”).


ሣፁን

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ሣፁን • (śaṣ́un) m or f (plural ሣፁናት (śaṣ́unat))

ሣጹን ሣጹን#Ge'ez


መምክር

መምክር • (mämkər) m or f (plural መምካራን/መምካርት)

mämkər (romanization)
መምካራን (plural)
መምካርት (plural)

From the verb መካራ (mäkara, “to counsel, advise”).


ማእድ

ማእድ • (maʾədd) m or f (plural ማእዳት (maʾəddat))

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→ Arabic: مَائِدَة (māʔida)
Maltese: mejda
Moroccan Arabic: ميدة (mīda)
→ Azerbaijani: maidə
→ Ottoman Turkish: مائده (maide)
→ Turkish: maide
→ Persian: میده (mayda, “a table covered with viande”)

Unknown. Cognate to Amharic ማእድ (maʾd), ማድ (mad), Tigre ማእድ (maʾəd), Tigrinya መኣዲ (mäʾaddi), መዓዲ (mäʿaddi). A derivation from the accusative of Ancient Greek μαγίς (magís, “kneading trough; small table”), likewise the source of Georgian მაგიდა (magida, “table”) and having a geminate in Sicilian maidda (“kneading trough”), is formally possible; while the geographic steps towards this result are odd, note, just to underline the oddity, the Standard Arabic term from Egypt for the notion of a kneading-trough: مَاجُور (mājūr).


እንቁጣጣሽ

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እንቁጣጣሽ • (ʾənḳuṭaṭaš)

The first day of the Ethiopian calendar Year, celebrated as a New Year festival


ኀሪፍ

ኀሪፍ • (ḫärif)

Cognate with Arabic خريف (ḵarīf), Hebrew חֹורֶף (khóref), Sabaean and Qatabanian Old South Arabian 𐩭𐩧𐩰 (ḫrf), Mehri ḫarf, Shehri ḫorf, Soqotri ḥorf, Harsusi ḫōref.


ምንዳቤ

ምንዳቤ • (məndabe) m or f (plural ምንዳቤያት or ምንዳብያት)

məndabe (romanization)
ምንዳቤያት (plural)
ምንዳብያት (plural)


ነጥብ

full stop, period (indicating the end of a sentence)


አንቲ

From Proto-Semitic *ʔanti. Cognate to Arabic أَنْتِ (ʔanti), Hebrew אַתְּ (át) and Aramaic אַנְתִּי (ʾantī).

you, thou (feminine singular subject pronoun)

while ኒ is attached to verbs. 2. In all third person suffixes


እኤል

እኤል • (ʾəʾel)


እባል

እባል • (ʾəbal)

Cognate with Hebrew אבר (“limb, organ”).


አበቢ

አበቢ • (ʾäbäbi)

Rare, perhaps borrowed from Arabic أُبَاب (ʔubāb).


ኤዶም

From Ancient Greek Εδέμ (Edém), from Hebrew עֵדֶן.


እብል

እብል • (ʾəbl)

Unknown, possibly connected to ع ب ل (ʕ-b-l) particularly in the sense of a dog-rose, it being a mountain-plant, and the word for granite, comparing the things said on Hebrew חֹרֶשׁ (ḥóreš, “forest on the mountains etc.”), the lost cognate of which gave rise to the word for the rhinoceros in Ethiopian Semitic.


አድግ

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አድግ • (ʾädg)

Connected by Dillmann with Arabic حِدْج (ḥidj, “burden, load”). See also حِداجَة (ḥidāja, “camel saddle”). Found by Jakob Barth again in عِلْج (ʕilj).


ዓም

በተፍጻሜቱ ለዝንቱ ኢዮቤልዉ ተቀትለ ቃየን እምድኅሬሁ በአሐዱ ዓም ወወድቀ ቤቱ ላዕሌሁ ወሞተ በማእከለ ቤቱ

At the conclusion of this jubilee Cain was killed one year after him. His house fell on him, and he died inside his house.

bätäfṣametu läznətu ʾiyobelwu täḳätlä ḳayän ʾəmdəḫrehu bäʾäḥädu ʿam wäwädḳä betu laʿlehu wämotä bämaʾkälä betu


ጽልመት

ጽልመት • (ṣəlmät)

Direct cognate or parallel formation to Arabic ظُلْمَة (ẓulma, “darkness”).


በቅል

በቅል • (bäḳl) m or f (plural አብቅል (ʾäbḳəl), and አብቅልት (ʾäbḳəlt))

→ Amharic: በቅሎ (bäḳlo)

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→ Argobba: በቅሎ (bäḳlo), በግሎ (bäglo) (Aliyu Amba)

→ Gafat: ብጭለ (bəč̣əlä)

→ Harari: በቀል (bäḳäl)

→ Tigre: በቀል (bäḳäl)

→ Tigrinya: በቕሊ (bäḳʰli), በቍሊ (bäḳʷli), በቅሊ (bäḳli), ብቍሊ (bəḳʷli)

Borrowed from Sabaean 𐩨𐩶𐩡 (bġl) and that probably from Old Arabic بَغْل (baḡl).


ወልድ

From Proto-Semitic *walad- Compare Arabic وَلَد (walad, “child”), وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”), Hebrew יֶלֶד.


ሐራቅሊ

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ሐራቅሊ • (ḥäraḳli)


በዐልበክ

በዐልበክ • (bäʿälbäk)


እስክንድርያ

እስክንድርያ • (ʾəskəndərya)


ሐመዳ

ሐመዳ • (ḥämäda)

Amharic: አመዳይ (ʾämäday)


ጊሜ

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܥܰܝܡܳܐ, Arabic غَيْمٌ (ḡaymun).


ማእረር

ማእረር • (maʾrär)

Derived from አረረ (ʾärärä, “reap, gather, harvest”), a secondary form of አረየ (ʾäräyä, “gather, glean, separate”)


ኀጺን

ኀጺን • (ḫäṣin)

→ Tigre: ሓጺን (ḥaṣin, “iron”)

→ Tigrinya: ሓጺን (ḥaṣin, “iron”)

→ Amharic: ኀፂን (haṣṣin, “iron”)

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→ Awngi: [script needed] (ač̣in, “iron”)

→ Xamtanga: [script needed] (ač̣in, “iron”)

From Aramaic חֲצִינָא / ܚܰܨܺܝܢܳܐ (ḥaṣṣīnā, “axe”), from Akkadian 𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 (ḫaṣṣinnum, “hoe”).

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Aramaic חֲצִינָא


ላህም

lahm (romanization)
አልህምት (plural)
ላህመ (absolute singular)
ላህመከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ላህመኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ላህሞ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ላህመነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ላህመክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ላህመክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
አልህምተ (absolute plural)

Amharic: ላም (lam)


አራራት

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አራራት • (ʾärarat)


እልኅቡስ

እልኅቡስ • (ʾəlḫəbus)


ጽናዔ

ጽናዔ • (ṣənaʿe)


ቀሬጢን

ቀሬጢን • (ḳäreṭin)


ዐሞን

ዐሞን • (ʿämon)


ኵርጅ

ኵርጅ • (kʷərǧ)


ሕምሥ

ሕምሥ • (ḥəmś)


ዳንያ

Cognate with Hebrew דיין (dayán), Arabic ديان (dayyān) , Aramaic דינא (dayyānā).


ሐብስ

ሐብስ • (ḥäbs)


አለዳስ

አለዳስ • (ʾälädas)

From Ancient Greek Ἑλλάδος (Helládos), declined form of Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).


ጽርእ

ጽርእ • (ṣərʾ)


ቆመ

Cognate with Hebrew קוּם, Arabic قَامَ (qāma), Classical Syriac ܩܳܡ.


ከላድዮን

. From Ancient Greek Χαλδαία (Khaldaía).


ጸሓፊ

Occupation noun of ጸሐፈ (ṣäḥäfä, “to write”)


አልአሕመር

አልአሕመር • (ʾälʾäḥmär)


ጽዮን

ጽዮን • (ṣəyon)


ደቂቅና

ደቂቅና • (däḳiḳna)


ስርየት

ስርየት • (səryät)


ስግድ

ስግድ • (səgd)

Borrowed from Aramaic שִׁגּדּא (šigdā) / שִׁיגּדּא (šigdā) / ܫܓܕܐ (šegdā), akin to Hebrew שָׁקֵד (šāqḗḏ).

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Hebrew שָׁקֵד (šāqḗḏ)


ከርካዕ

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ከርካዕ • (kärkaʿ)

Compare Tigre and Tigrinya ካዕካዕ (kaʿkaʿ) meaning various tree nuts, probably of imitative origin.


ምጽባእ

ምጽባእ • (məṣbaʾ)

məṣbaʾ (romanization)
ምጽባአ (absolute singular)
ምጽባአከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ምጽባአኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ምጽባኦ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ምጽባአነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ምጽባአክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ምጽባአክን (accusative possessed-form singular)


ሀገር

hägär (romanization)
አህጉር (plural)
ሀገረ (absolute singular)
ሀገረከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀገረኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀገሮ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀገረነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ሀገረክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀገረክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
አህጉረ (absolute plural)

Compare Arabic هَجَرٌ (hajarun), Classical Syriac ܐܰܟܳܪܳܐ, Hebrew אִכָּר.

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Hebrew אִכָּר

farmer, inhabitant of a land, urban resident


መስፍሕ

mäsfəḥ (romanization)
መሳፍሕ (plural)
መስፍሐ (absolute singular)
መስፍሐከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
መስፍሐኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
መስፍሖ (accusative possessed-form singular)
መስፍሐነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
መስፍሐክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
መስፍሐክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
መሳፍሐ (absolute plural)


ጽሩር

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ጽሩር • (ṣərur)


ረክብ

ረክብ • (räkb)


ዶርሆ

Connected by Dillmann with Arabic طَيْر (ṭayr).


ጸብእ

ጸብእ • (ṣäbʾ) (plural አጽባእ/አጽባእት)

ṣäbʾ (romanization)
አጽባእ (plural)
አጽባእት (plural)
ጸብአ (absolute singular)
ጸብአከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጸብአኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጸብኦ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጸብአነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ጸብአክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጸብአክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
አጽባአ (absolute plural)
አጽባእተ (absolute plural)

. Possibly cognate with Hebrew צָבָא (“military, army, host”).


ግልባብ

→ Arabic: جِلْبَاب (jilbāb)


ተክሪዝ

Cognate with Arabic تَكْرِيزٌ (takrīzun), كرز.

proclamation, promulgation, edict (often clerical)


ከረዘ

ከረዘ • (käräzä)

Cognate with Hebrew כָּרַז, Classical Syriac ܟܪܙ, Arabic كَرَزَ (karaza).

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Hebrew כָּרַז


ገብር

Either from Proto-West Semitic *gabr-, or formed internally from ገብረ (gäbrä, “to work”).


ዐምድ

Cognate with Hebrew עַמּוּד, Classical Syriac ܥܰܡܽܘܕܳܐ, Arabic عَمُود (ʕamūd).

Hebrew עַמּוּד


ምልሓ

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ምልሓ • (məlḥa)


ተመሀረ

ተመሀረ • (tämähärä)


መሀረ

መሀረ • (mähärä)

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܡܗܺܝܪܳܐ, Hebrew מָהִיר, Hebrew מָהַר, Arabic مَهَرَ (mahara).

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Hebrew מָהִיר


አእምሮ

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አእምሮ • (ʾäʾməro) m


አርዝ

As Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz, “cedar”) borrowed from Aramaic אַרְזָא / ܐܪܙܐ (ʾarzā, “cedar”). It being a tree by far not native to Ethiopia, the word may as well have been understood as any tall tree.

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Aramaic אַרְזָא


መልዕልተ

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መልዕልተ • (mälʿəltä)

ወመንፈሰ፡እግዚአብሔር፡ይጼልል፡መልዕልተ፡ማይ።

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

wämänfäsä ʾəgziʾäbḥer yəṣell mälʿəltä may.


ብህለ

ብህለ • (bəhlä)

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܡܰܠܶܠ, Arabic بَهَلَ (bahala).


ጸለለ

ጸለለ • (ṣälälä)

From Proto-Semitic *θ̣allil-. Compare Arabic ظَلَّلَ (ẓallala).


ወ-

From Proto-Semitic *wa. Cognate with Arabic و (wa), Hebrew ו־, Aramaic ו־.

ኢትኩን፡ነፋቄ፡ወእመን


ብዝኀት

ብዝኀት • (bəzḫät)


ብዙኅ

ብዙኅ • (bəzuḫ)

(number of times) often, frequently, many times


ናሕስ

naḥs (romanization)
አንሕስት (plural)
ናሕሰ (absolute singular)
ናሕሰከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ናሕሰኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ናሕሶ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ናሕሰነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ናሕሰክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ናሕሰክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
አንሕስተ (absolute plural)

Cognate with Hebrew נחושת, Classical Syriac ܢܚܳܝܳܐ, Aramaic נחש, Arabic نُحَاسٌ (nuḥāsun).


ሰምዐ

ሰምዐ • (sämʿä)

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܫܡܰܥ, Hebrew שָׁמַע, Arabic سَمِعَ (samiʕa), Amharic ሰማ (säma).

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Hebrew שָׁמַע


ዖፍ

ʿof (romanization)
አዕዋፍ (plural)
አዕዋፋት (plural)

Cognate with Hebrew עוֹף, Classical Syriac ܥܰܘܦܳܐ.


ታሕት

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ታሕት • (taḥt)

Cognate with Hebrew תַּחַת, Arabic تَحْتٌ (taḥtun), Classical Syriac ܬܰܚܬ.

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Hebrew תַּחַת

below, under, underneath, beneath, downwards


ተልሚድ

Cognate with Arabic تَلْمِيذٌ (talmīḏun), Hebrew תַּלְמִיד, Classical Syriac ܬܰܠܡܺܝܕܳܐ. Probably borrowed.

Hebrew תַּלְמִיד


ተመሃሪ

Cognate with Amharic ተማሪ (tämari). See መሀረ (mähärä)


በረቀ

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በረቀ • (bäräḳä)

From Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”). Cognate with Hebrew בָּרַק, Arabic بَرَقَ (baraqa).

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Hebrew בָּרַק


ሠቅ

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ሠቅ • (śäḳḳ) m (plural ሠቃት (śäḳḳat), and አሥቃቅ (ʾäśḳaḳ), and አሥቃቃት (ʾäśḳaḳat))

Early borrowing from Aramaic 𐡔𐡒 (šq /śaqq/), which is in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic סַקָּא (saqqā), Classical Syriac ܣܩܐ (saqqā).

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sackcloth
a coarse fabric such as to make sacks


ቀንአት

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ቀንአት • (ḳännəʾät)

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→ Arabic: قِنَّة (qinna, “Ferula; galbanum”) (probably)

From the root of ቀነየ (ḳänäyä, “to acquire”) imagining the resin or oil acquired from the relevant plants. Possibly a phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi) or directly its Egyptian etymon or the Aramaic descendant, with respect to its descendant Amharic ኮማ (koma, “a kind of large Ferula resembling Ferula communis subsp. communis from the leaves of which also cakes are baked”).


አቅሌስያ

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አቅሌስያ • (ʾäḳlesya)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).


ፄዋ

ፄዋ • (ṣ́ewa)


ፄወወ

ፄወወ • (ṣ́ewäwä)

Cognate with Hebrew שָׁבָה, Arabic سَبَى (sabā), Classical Syriac ܫܒܳܐ.

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Hebrew שָׁבָה

to lead off, plunder, loot ( as cattle, goods)


መብልዕ

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መብልዕ • (mäbləʿ) m (plural መባልዕ (mäbaləʿ), and መባልዕት (mäbaləʿt), and መባልዕታት (mäbaləʿtat))


ቈጽል

ḳʷäṣl (romanization)
አቍጽል (plural)
ቈጽለ (absolute singular)
ቈጽለከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ቈጽለኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ቈጽሎ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ቈጽለነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ቈጽለክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ቈጽለክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
አቍጽለ (absolute plural)


ዐዋዲ

ዐዋዲ • (ʿäwadi)


ክመ

Cognate with Arabic كَمَا (kamā), Hebrew כמו.


ሰገም

ሰገም • (sägäm)

Related to Tigrinya ስገም (səgäm, “barley”). A Cushitic borrowing, compare Xamtanga sikema, Blin sekma, Awngi simeki.


ፈትል

fätl (romanization)
አፍታል (plural)
አፍትልት (plural)


ሥርው

śərw (romanization)
ሥረው (plural)
አሥራው (plural)

(figurative) origin, cause, beginning, principle


አላ

Compare Hebrew אֶלָּא (elá), Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā).


ለፌ

Univerbation of ለ- (lä-, “for”) and Proto-Semitic *piʔat- (“side; border; front, facing part of anything”).


እመ

Cognate with Hebrew אִם, Arabic إِنْ (ʔin), Classical Syriac ܐܶܢ.

conditional sentence
conditional sentence#English

if, introduces the protasis of a conditional sentence


ጸሐፈ

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ጸሐፈ • (ṣäḥäfä) (prefix conjugation ይጽሐፍ (yəṣḥäf))

ṣäḥäfä (romanization)
conjugation ይጽሐፍ (prefix)

Unknown. Cognate to Amharic ጻፈ (ṣafä), Tigrinya ጸሓፈ (ṣäḥafä), Sabaean 𐩮𐩢𐩰 (ṣḥf), Qatabanian 𐩮𐩢𐩰 (ṣḥf). Not used in Minaean, but possibly related to Arabic صَخَفَ (ṣaḵafa, “to dig the ground”).


ቀበረ

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ቀበረ • (ḳäbärä)

From the root ቀ-በ-ረ (k-b-r). Compare Hebrew קָבַר (“to bury”), Classical Syriac ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (qaḇrāʾ, “grave”) and Arabic قَبْر (qabr, “grave”), قَبَرَ (qabara, “to bury”).


መልአክ

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መልአክ • (mälʾäk) (plural መልአክት)

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→ Arabic: مَلْأَك (malʔak), مَلَك (malak)
→ Abaza: мальаикь (malᶻaikʲ)
→ Abkhaz: амаалықь (amaaləkʲ)
→ Adyghe: мэлэӏич (mɛlɛʼič)
→ Avar: малаик (malaik)
→ Azerbaijani: mələk
→ Chechen: малик (malik)
→ Dargwa: малайк (malajk)
→ Farefare: malɛka
→ Hausa: mala'ika
→ Indonesian: malaikat
→ Ingush: малайк (malajk)
→ Kabardian: мэлэӏыч (mɛlɛʼəč)
→ Khwarezmian: ملك (mlk)
→ Kumyk: малайик (malayik)
→ Northern Kurdish: melek, milyaket
→ Lezgi: малаик (malaik)
→ Malay: malak, malaikat
→ Maranao: mala'ikat
→ Moore: malɛka
→ Persian: ملک (malak)
→ Ottoman Turkish: ملك (melek)
Turkish: melek
→ Swahili: malaika
Tooro: malaika
→ Tabasaran: малайик (malajik)
→ Tausug: malāikat
→ Turkmen: melek


ቍንፍዝ

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ቍንፍዝ • (ḳʷənfəz)


ውዕላ

ውዕላ • (wəʿəla)


መሀር

መሀር • (mähär /məhr/) (plural አመሀረ (ʾämähärä), scilicet *አምሃር (ʾämhar))

mähär (romanization)
məhr (romanization)
አመሀረ (plural)
Aksumite (romanization)

Regularly, spelled with later vowel distinctions, *ምህር (məhr), from Proto-Semitic *muhr-.

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:


ገብገብ

ገብገብ • (gäbgäb)

Unknown. Has been connected to Arabic و ق ب (w-q-b) and و ه ب (w-h-b); perhaps derived from the root of ጋብአ (gabʾä, “to turn, to return; to come back; to enter”) whence also ግብእ (gəbʾ, “cave”), and غُبّ (ḡubb, “bosom of the sea, gulf; depressed terrain”) is also comparable. Passed into Arabic غَبْغَب (ḡabḡab, “a sacrificial stone whither one went for sacrifice”) from probably Old South Arabian.


ጠሊ

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ጠሊ • (ṭäli) m (feminine ጠሊት (ṭälit), common plural አጣሊ (ʾäṭali))

ṭäli (romanization)
ጠሊት (feminine)
አጣሊ (common plural)


ሀየል

ሀየል • (häyyäl) m or f (singular and collective, common plural ሀየላት (häyyälat))

häyyäl (romanization)
and collective (singular)
ሀየላት (common plural)
ሀየለ (absolute singular)
ሀየለከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀየለኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀየሎ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀየለነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ሀየለክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀየለክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
ሀየላተ (absolute plural)


ሣሬት

A Cushitic borrowing. Blin saariro, Qimant saari, Awngi sheraani, Oromo sariitii.


ሐማሴን

ሐማሴን • (ḥämasen)

English: Hamasien, Hamassien, Ḥamasien

German: Hamasien, Hamassien

Unknown, identified with Ethio-Sabaean 𐩢𐩣𐩦 (ḥms²).

Hamasien (a historical province of Ethiopia)


ዘበጠ

ዘበጠ • (zäbäṭä) (prefix conjugation ይዝብጥ (yəzbəṭ))

zäbäṭä (romanization)
conjugation ይዝብጥ (prefix)

to beat or strike as on an instrument to play, to pluck (as Serbo-Croatian svírati)


ሢራይ

Borrowed from Aramaic שִׁירָאָה (šērāʾā), שִּׁירָא (šērā, “silk; a kind of silk garment”), ultimately from Chinese 絲 (MC si, “silk”).

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Aramaic שִׁירָאָה (šērāʾā)


ሣዕር

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ሣዕር • (śaʿr) m or f (plural አሥዕርት (ʾäśʿərt))


ትርንጐ

ትርንጐ • (tərəngʷä) (plural ትርንጕ (tərəngʷ))

እንጐታት፡ ፭ዘውእቱ፡ ትርንጕ

15ᵗʰ century manuscript, edited by Sylvain Grébaut, Les trois derniers traités du Livre des Mystères du ciel et de la terre [Book of the Mysteries of the Heaven and the Earth] (Patrologia Orientalis; 6.III (28)), Paris: Firmin-Didot et Cⁱᵉ, published 1911, page 429 last line

Five mountain plums, comparable with citrons

Citrus medica
Citrus medica#Translingual


ዕንጐት

ዕንጐት • (ʿəngʷät) (plural ዕንጐታት (ʿəngʷätat))

እንጐታት፡ ፭ዘውእቱ፡ ትርንጕ

Bible translations into Geʽez
Song of Solomon


ሥርናይ

ሥርናይ • (śərnay)

A Cushitic loan. In Somali sarreen, sareen, Gedeo sinde, Burji sinde, Saho sinraa, Afar sirnay, sirray, Blin shinraay, Awngi səndayi, Wolaytta sindiya, all meaning wheat.


እራሕ

እራሕ • (ʾəraḥ) m or f (plural እራሓት (ʾəraḥat))

ʾəraḥ (romanization)
እራሓት (plural)
እራሐ (absolute singular)
እራሐከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
እራሐኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
እራሖ (accusative possessed-form singular)
እራሐነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
እራሐክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
እራሐክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
እራሓተ (absolute plural)


ከላዴዎን

From Ancient Greek Χᾰλδαῖον (Khaldaîon).


ፃፄ

ፃፄ • (ṣ́aṣ́e)

Inconclusively connected to Arabic سُوس (sūs, “moth, worm”). Ge'ez ዕፄ (ʿəṣ́e) also has this meaning but compares to عُثَّة (ʕuṯṯa). Compare Ge'ez ጻጹት (ṣaṣut, “gnat; red ant”).


ጻጹት

Compare Ge'ez ፃፄ (ṣ́aṣ́e, “moth, worm”), which is inconclusively connected to Arabic سُوس (sūs, “moth, worm”).


ዕፄ

ዕፄ • (ʿəṣ́e) m or f (plural ዕፄያት (ʿəṣ́eyat), and ዕፀያት (ʿəṣ́äyat))

Inconclusively connected to Arabic عُثَّة (ʕuṯṯa). Ge'ez ፃፄ (ṣ́aṣ́e) also has this meaning but compares to سُوس (sūs).


ነቢይት

ነቢይት • (näbiyyət) f (masculine ነቢይ (näbiyy))


ዐርክ

ዐርክ • (ʿärk) (female ዐርክት (ʿärəkt), male plural ዐርካን (ʿärkan), female plural ዐርካት (ʿärkat), common plural አዕርክት (ʾäʿrəkt))

ʿärk (romanization)
ዐርክት (feminine)
ዐርካን (masculine plural)
ዐርካት (feminine plural)
አዕርክት (common plural)


ገይስ

ገይስ • (gäys)

አነ አርከዳ ቀተልኩ በገይስ ዐርክተ
ʾänä ʾärkäda ḳätälku bägäys ʿärkətä

1913, Enno Littmann, editor, Deutsche Aksum-Expedition. Band 4. Sabaische, griechische und altabessinische Inschriften, Berlin: Georg Reimer, page 69 Nr. 63

I, ʾÄrkäda, today morning killed a snake.

departure, journey, leave particularly in the morning, verbal noun of ጌሰ (gesä, “to go in the morning”)


ጌሰ

ጌሰ • (gesä) (verbal noun ገይስ (gäys), prefix conjugation ይጊስ (yəgis))

gesä (romanization)
ገይስ (noun-from-verb)
conjugation ይጊስ (prefix)

Probably back-formation from ጌሰም (gesäm, “tomorrow”), see it for a derivation.

back-formation

to depart, journey, to go or leave particularly in the morning [with accusative ‘to’]


ዐርክት

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ዐርክት • (ʿärəkt) (male ዐርክ (ʿärk), and ዓርክ (ʿark), male plural ዐርካን (ʿärkan), female plural ዐርካት (ʿärkat), common plural አዕርክት (ʾäʿrəkt))

ʿärəkt (romanization)
ዐርክ (masculine)
ዐርካን (masculine plural)
ዐርካት (feminine plural)
አዕርክት (common plural)


ጌሰም

Believed akin to Arabic ج ه م (j-h-m). Also found in Sabaean 𐩴𐩠𐩣𐩺 (ghmy, “last part of night before dawn”), 𐩴𐩠𐩣 (ghm, “to go just before dawn”). Hans Bauer instead pairs ጌሰ (gesä, “to go in the morning”) with Arabic جَاشَ (jāša), جَيْش (jayš), like قَامَ (qāma) relates to قَوْم (qawm).


ስለን

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ስለን • (səlän)

ሲላን ሲላን#Ge'ez


ሲለን

ሲላን ሲላን#Ge'ez


ሲላን

Anethum graveolens
Anethum graveolens#Translingual


ሰሊካ

Cinnamomum cassia
Cinnamomum cassia#Translingual

cassia, Cinnamomum cassia syn. Cinnamomum aromaticum


ጸልመት

ጸልመት • (ṣälmät)


ውሳጤ

Compare Arabic وَسْط (wasṭ, “middle, center”) and Classical Syriac ܝܫܛܐ (yašṭā, “esophagus, throat”).

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the inside (of something), the innermost part, the interior


ስብከት

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ስብከት • (səbkät)

Perhaps related to the roots of Hebrew צָעַק, Hebrew זָעַק, Arabic صاح (ṣāḥ) and/or Arabic صخب.


ጾላዕ

ṣolaʿ (romanization)
ጾልዓት (plural)
ጾላዐ (absolute singular)
ጾላዐከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጾላዐኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጾላዖ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጾላዐነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ጾላዐክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጾላዐክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
ጾልዓተ (absolute plural)


ፈርየ

ፈርየ • (färyä)

Cognate with Hebrew פָּרָה, Hebrew פָּרַח, Classical Syriac ܦܪܳܐ, Phoenician 𐤐𐤓 (pr), Aramaic פְּרָא/Syriac ܦ݁ܪܰܐ, Aramaic פּרי/Syriac ܦ݁ܪܝ, Egyptian pr:r-D54 (prj, “to come forth”).

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Hebrew פָּרָה

Hebrew פָּרַח


ርትዐ

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ርትዐ • (rətʿä)

probity, integrity, candor
rightness, legality


ሰብእ

ሰብእ • (säbʾ)

Cognate with Aramaic שְׁבָא, Aramaic סְבָא.

household servants, relatives, one's household (those living in the house)


ድርገት

Compare Arabic دَرَج (daraj), Hebrew דֶּרֶג (déreḡ), Classical Syriac ܕܪܓܐ, Aramaic דרגא.


ጠራው

ጠራው • (ṭäraw)


ድርዕ

ድርዕ • (dərʿ)

Compare Arabic دِرْع (dirʕ, “armor, protective coverings, shell”), Tigre ደርዕ (därʿ), Tigrinya ድርዒ (dərʿi), Amharic ዲር (dir), ድር (dər), Soqotri daraḥ (“to put on (a garment)”).


ፍሬ

From Proto-Semitic *piry-. Cognate with Hebrew פְּרִי (pərī) and Ugaritic 𐎔𐎗 (pr /pirû/).


ሰይል

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ሰይል • (säyl)


አማዑት

አማዑት • (ʾämaʿut) pl (plural plural አማዕዋት (ʾämaʿəwat))

From Proto-Semitic *miʕay-. Cognate to Arabic مِعًى (miʕan).


ወቅፍ

ወቅፍ • (wäḳf) m (plural አውቃፍ (ʾäwḳaf), and አውቃፋት (ʾäwḳafat))

→ Arabic: وَقْف (waqf)

unk

obscure


ጥንፍ

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ጥንፍ • (ṭənf) m (plural ጥነፍ (ṭənäf), and አጥናፍ (ʾäṭnaf))

ጠነፈ

to transfix with a needle in order to embroider

cornice, crossbeam of a building, joint between pillars etc.


ይስሐቅ

ይስሐቅ • (yəsḥäḳ)


ስቅራጥ

ስቅራጥ • (səḳraṭ)


አቶር

አቶር • (ʾätor)


አስብስጥያ

አስብስጥያ • (ʾäsbəsṭəya)

Sebastia (Ancient Greco-Roman City), modern Sivas in Turkey


ስምዖን

ስምዖን • (səmʿon)


’abbasa

አበሰ አበሰ#Ge'ez


ኀንዚር

ኀንዚር • (ḫänzir) m (plural ኀናዚር (ḫänazir))

Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr) or its Aramaic source. The usual word for pig in Gəʿəz is ሐራውያ (ḥärawəya).


መትከፍ

መትከፍ • (mätkäf) f or m (plural መታክፍ (mätakəf), and መታክፍት (mätakəft))

መትከፍት መትከፍት#Ge'ez

Alternative form of መትከፍት (mätkäft, “shoulder”)


መትከፍት

መትከፍት • (mätkäft) f (plural መታክፍ (mätakəf), and መታክፍት (mätakəft))

Derivative of Proto-West Semitic *katip- f.

(poetical) the yoke as the body part where a beast of burden carries load


አስተስርዮ

አስተስርዮ • (ʾästäsrəyo)

From ሰረየ (säräyä, “pardon, absolve, expiate, accede”), cognate to Aramaic שרי.

(Beta Israel) Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement


ግዝረት

Related to Classical Syriac ܓܙܰܪ, Hebrew גָּזַר, Arabic جزر.

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Hebrew גָּזַר


ልደት

lədät (romanization)
ልደታት (plural)
ልደተ (absolute singular)
ልደተከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ልደተኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ልደቶ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ልደተነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ልደተክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ልደተክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
ልደታተ (absolute plural)


ፈርዖን

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ፈርዖን • (färʿon)


ሢመት

ሢመት • (śimät) m or f (plural ሢመታት (śimätat))

ወእስከ ፡ ሠላስ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ይዜከረከ ፡ ፈርዖን ፡ ሢመተከ ፡ ወያገብአከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ቀዳሕያን ፡ ወትሜጥዎ ፡ ጽዋዐ ፡ ለፈርዖን ፡ በእዴከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ቀዲሙ ፡ ሢመትከ ፡ አመ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቀዳሕያን ፡ አንተ ።

Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.

wäʾsəkä śälas mäwaʿl yəzekäräkä färʿon śimätäkä wäyagäbʾäkä wəstä liḳä ḳädaḥyan wätmeṭwo ṣəwaʿä läfärʿon bäʾdekä kämä ḳädimu śimätkä ʾämä wəstä ḳädaḥyan ʾäntä .

location, position, (place where something is put)


ኖመ

Cognate with Hebrew נום, Arabic نَامَ (nāma), Classical Syriac ܢܳܡ.

ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሙሴ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ትነውም ፡ አንተ ፡ ምስለ ፡ አበዊከ ፡ ወይትነሣእ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ ወይዜምዉ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ አማልክተ ፡ ባዕድ ፡ ዘውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ እንተ ፡ ውስቴታ ፡ ይበውኡ ፡ ወየኀድጉኒ ፡ ወይትዔወሩ ፡ ኪዳንየ ፡ ዘተካየድክዎሙ ።

And the LORD said to Moses: "You are going to rest with your fathers, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.
New International Version of the Bible

wäybelo ʾəgziʾäbḥer lämuse nahu tənäwm ʾäntä məslä ʾäbäwikä wäytənäśaʾ zəntu ḥəzb wäyzemwu dəḫrä ʾämalkətä baʿd zäwsətä mədr ʾəntä wəsteta yəbäwʾu wäyäḫädguni wäytəʿewäru kidanyä zätäkayädkəwomu .


ነውር

Probably related to Arabic ن و ر (n w r), which contains meanings like "mark by branding" and "revile".

ኵሉ ፡ ዘቦቱ ፡ ነውረ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ኢያምጽእዎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይሰጠወክሙ ።

Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.

kʷəlu zäbotu näwrä laʿlehu ʾiyamṣəʾwo läʾgəziʾäbḥer ʾəsmä ʾiysäṭäwäkmu .

Eerdmans Publishing
G. Johannes Botterweck


ጽዋዕ

ጽዋዕ • (ṣəwwāʿ) m (plural ጽዋዓት (ṣəwwaʿat))

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Tigre: ጽዋእ (ṣəwaʾ, “a cubic measure; bowl”)

Tigrinya: ጽዋዕ (ṣəwaʿ, “bowl”)

→ Arabic: صُوَاع (ṣuwāʕ, “goblet”)

From Proto-Semitic. Cognate with Aramaic צעא / ܨܳܥܳܐ (ṣaʿā, “bowl”), Ugaritic 𐎕𐎓 (ṣʿ, “platter”).


ጸባሕት

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ጸባሕት • (ṣäbaḥt) m or f (plural ጸበሓት or ጸብሓት)

ṣäbaḥt (romanization)
ጸበሓት (plural)
ጸብሓት (plural)

ወለእመ ፡ አውሥኡክሙ ፡ በሰላም ፡ ወአርኀውከ ፡ ይኩኑከ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ እለ ፡ ተረክቡ ፡ ውስቴታ ፡ እለ ፡ ያገብኡ ፡ ለከ ፡ ጸባሕተ ፡ ወምኵናኒከኒ ፡ ይኩኑከ ።

And it shall be that if they accept your offer of peace, and open to you, then all the people who are found in it shall be placed under tribute to you, and serve you.

wäläʾmä ʾäwśəʾukmu bäsälam wäʾärḫäwkä yəkunukä kʷəlu ḥəzb ʾəlä täräkbu wəsteta ʾəlä yagäbʾu läkä ṣäbaḥtä wämkʷənanikäni yəkunukä .


ሕፍን

ሕፍን • (ḥəfn)

ወያመጽእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ካህን ፡ ወይዘግን ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ካህን ፡ ምልአ ፡ ሕፍኑ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ተዝካሩ ፡ ወይወድዮ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምሥዋዕ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ቍርባኑ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ዘኀጢአት ፡ ውእቱ ።

Then he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering.

wäyamäṣʾ ḫäbä kahn wäyzägn ʾəmnehu kahn məlʾä ḥəfnu bäʾnətä täzkaru wäywädyo wəstä məśwaʿ laʿlä ḳʷərbanu läʾgəziʾäbḥer ʾəsmä zäḫäṭiʾät wəʾtu .


ማእነም

ማእነም • (maʾnäm)

ወይገብሩ ፡ ትብሌሁ ፡ እምብሶስ ፡ ክዑብ ፡ ግብሩ ፡ ግብረ ፡ ማእነም ፡ ብዑድ ።

and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked.

wäygäbru təblehu ʾəmbəsos kəʿub gəbru gəbrä maʾnäm bəʿud .


ዘመረግድ

ዘመረግድ • (zämärägd)

From Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos).


ሕፄ

ሕፄ • (ḥəṣ́e) m or f

ረስዩ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ዛተ ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ በቅድሜክሙ ፡ ወዘትቤሉ ፡ ወመጠነ ፡ አብዛኅክሙ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ሕጼሃ ፡ እሁበክሙ ፡ ወሀቡኒያ ፡ ለዛቲ ፡ ወለት ፡ ትኩነኒ ፡ ብእሲተ ።

Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”

räsyu litä zatä fətḥä bäḳdəmekmu wäzätbelu wämäṭänä ʾäbzaḫkəmu ṭəḳä ḥəṣeha ʾəhubäkmu wähäbuniya läzati wälät təkunäni bəʾsitä .

ወለእመ ፡ ካልእ ፡ ምታ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየሀብዎ ፡ የሐፂ ፡ ሕፄሃ ፡ ይሁብ ፡ ለአቡሃ ፡ ሕፄ ፡ የሐፅይዎ ፡ ለድንግል ።

If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife.

wäläʾmä kalʾ məta kämä ʾiyähäbwo yäḥäṣ́i ḥəṣ́eha yəhub läʾäbuha ḥəṣ́e yäḥäṣ́yəwo lädnəgl .


ተድባብ

ተድባብ • (tädbab) (plural ተድባባት (tädbabat))


ቍርባን

ቍርባን • (ḳʷərban) m (plural ቍርባናት (ḳʷərbanat))

Cognate with Hebrew קָרְבָּן, Classical Syriac ܩܽܘܪܒܳܢܳܐ, Arabic قُرْبَانٌ (qurbānun).

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Hebrew קָרְבָּן

(Christianity) the eucharist, the eucharistic bread


ምሥዋዕ

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ምሥዋዕ • (məśwaʿ) m or f (plural ምሥዋዓት (məśwaʿat) or ምሥዋዓታት (məśwaʿatat))

məśwaʿ (romanization)
ምሥዋዓት (plural)
ምሥዋዓታት (plural)

From the same root as Arabic شَوَى (šawā), Classical Syriac ܣܘܳܬܳܐ. Less likely related to Hebrew מִזְבֵּחַ.

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Hebrew מִזְבֵּחַ


ማኅፈድ

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ማኅፈድ • (maḫfäd) m or f (plural መኃፍድ (mäḫafd) or ማኅፈዳት (maḫfädat))

maḫfäd (romanization)
መኃፍድ (plural)
ማኅፈዳት (plural)

From Classical Syriac ܐܦܕܢܐ.
Cognate with Hebrew אַפֶּדֶן, Arabic فَدَنٌ (fadanun).

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Hebrew אַפֶּדֶן


ጸወን

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ጸወን • (ṣäwän) m (plural አጽዋን (ʾäṣwan) or ጸወናት (ṣäwänat) or አጽዋናት (ʾäṣwanat))

ṣäwän (romanization)
አጽዋን (plural)
ጸወናት (plural)
አጽዋናት (plural)

ወሰምዑ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ማኅፈደ ፡ ሲቂሞን ፡ ወቦኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጸወነ ፡ ቤተ ፡ በዓል ።

On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

wäsämʿu kʷəlomu säbʾä maḫfädä siḳimon wäboʾu wəstä ṣäwänä betä bäʿal .


ለብሰ

ለብሰ • (läbsä)

Cognate with Hebrew לָבַשׁ, Arabic لَبِسَ (labisa), Classical Syriac ܠܒܶܫ, Amharic ለበሰ (läbäsä).

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Hebrew לָבַשׁ

ወእምዝ ፡ ሶበ ፡ በጽሐ ፡ ዮሴፍ ፡ ኀቤሆሙ ፡ ሰለብዎ ፡ ክዳኖ ፡ ዘዐሥቅ ፡ ዘይለብስ ።

So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him.

wäʾməz sobä bäṣḥä yosef ḫäbehomu säläbwo kədano zäʿäśḳ zäyläbs .

ወኀደገት ፡ አልባሲሃ ፡ ዘመበለታ ፡ ወለብሰት ፡ ሞጣሕታ ፡ ወተንሥአት ፡ ወነበረት ፡ ውስተ ፡ አንቀጽ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡ ዘቴ[ምና] ፡ እስመ ፡ ርእየት ፡ ከመ ፡ ልህቀ ፡ ሴሎም ፡ ወውእቱሰ ፡ ኢፈቀደ ፡ የሀባ ፡ ኪያሃ ፡ ትኩኖ ፡ ብእሲተ ።
wäḫädägät ʾälbasiha zämäbäläta wäläbsät moṭaḥta wätänśəʾät wänäbärät wəstä ʾänḳäṣ wəstä fənot zäte[məna] ʾəsmä rəʾyät kämä ləhḳä selom wäwʾətusä ʾifäḳädä yähäba kiyaha təkuno bəʾsitä .

So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife.


ፀምር

From Proto-Semitic *ḍ-m-r. Cognate with Hebrew צֶמֶר, Classical Syriac ܥܰܡܪܳܐ.

ናሁ ፡ አነ ፡ እሰፍሕ ፡ ፀምረ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዐውድ ፡ ወእመከመ ፡ ወረደ ፡ ጠል ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፀምር ፡ ባሕቲቱ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ምድር ፡ ይቡስ ፡ ኣአምር ፡ እንከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ታድኅኖሙ ፡ ለእስራኤል ፡ በእዴየ ፡ በከመ ፡ ትቤ ።

look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”

nahu ʾänä ʾəsäfḥ ṣ́ämrä bəzuḫä wəstä ʿäwd wäʾmäkämä wärädä ṭäl wəstä ṣ́ämr baḥtitu wäkʷlu mədr yəbus ʾaʾämr ʾənkä kämä tadḫənomu läʾsəraʾel bäʾdeyä bäkämä təbe .


ሞዐልት

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ሞዐልት • (moʿält) m or f (plural መዋዕል (mäwaʿl) or መዋዕላት (mäwaʿlat))

moʿält (romanization)
መዋዕል (plural)
መዋዕላት (plural)


ሐቅል

ሐቅል • (ḥäḳl) (plural አሕቁል (ʾäḥḳul) or አሕቃል (ʾäḥḳal) or አሕቅልት (ʾäḥḳəlt) or አሕቃላት (ʾäḥḳalat))

ḥäḳl (romanization)
አሕቁል (plural)
አሕቃል (plural)
አሕቅልት (plural)
አሕቃላት (plural)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥaḳl-. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܚܰܩܠܳܐ, Arabic حَقْلٌ (ḥaqlun), Aramaic חַקְלָא, Hebrew הֵלֶק.

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Aramaic חַקְלָא


ሰቆቃው

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ሰቆቃው • (säḳoḳaw)

ወዕሪተ ፡ ኲነኔ ፡ ገብር ፡ ምስለ ፡ እግዚኡ ፡ ተቀሢፎ ፡ ወዘጽጒሂ ፡ ይትዔረይ ፡ ምስለ ፡ መንግሥት ፡ የሐምም ።

But the discordant cry of the enemies echoed back, and a pitiful voice of lamentation for children was spread abroad.

wäʿritä kʷinäne gäbr məslä ʾəgziʾu täḳäśifo wäzäṣgʷihi yətʿeräy məslä mängəśt yäḥämm .


ምርዓይ

ምርዓይ • (mərʿay)

ወጸውዖን ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ለልያ ፡ ወለራሔል ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሐቅል ፡ ኀበ ፡ ምርዓይ ።

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

wäṣäwʿon yaʿḳob lälya wäläraḥel wəstä ḥäḳl ḫäbä mərʿay .


ድልው

ድልው • (dəlw)

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܕܠܰܐ, Arabic دَلَا (dalā).


ቀትል

ቀትል • (ḳätl) m


ሰቈረ

ሰቈረ • (säḳʷärä)

Cognate with Hebrew דָּקַר, Classical Syriac ܕܩܰܪ, Hebrew נָקַר.

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Hebrew דָּקַר

ይስዶ ፡ እግዚኡ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ምኵናነ ፡ ፈጣሪ ፡ ወያቅርቦ ፡ ኆኅተ ፡ ኀበ ፡ መድረክ ፡ ወይስቍሮ ፡ እግዚኡ ፡ [እዝኖ ፡] በመስፌ ፡ ወይትቂነይ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ዝሉፈ ።
yəsdo ʾəgziʾu betä məkʷnanä fäṭari wäyaḳrəbo ḫoḫtä ḫäbä mädräk wäysəḳʷro ʾəgziʾu [ʾəzno ] bämäsfe wäytəḳinäy lotu zəlufä .

then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.


ምስትግባር

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ምስትግባር • (məstəgbar)


ምረር

Compare Hebrew מַר (mar), Hebrew מָרַר, Arabic مُرّ (murr), Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ, etc.


ኖላዊ

nolawi (romanization)
ኖሎት (plural)
ኖላውያን (plural)
ኖላዌ (absolute singular)
ኖላዌከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኖላዌኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኖላዌክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኖላዌክን (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኖሎተ (absolute plural)
ኖላውያነ (absolute plural)


ዐርብ

ዐርብ • (ʿärb)

Cognate with Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא, Classical Syriac ܥܪܘܽܒܬܳܐ.

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Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא


ሰቀለ

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ሰቀለ • (säḳälä)

Compare Hebrew שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), Arabic ثَقَلَ (ṯaqala, “to weigh”) and شَقَلَ (šaqala, “to weigh a coin; to lift up, pull up, hoist”).

Deuteronomy
ወለእመቦ ፡ ዘአበሰ ፡ ወበጽሖ ፡ ጌጋዩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይትኰነን ፡ ሞተ ፡ ትስቅልዎ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ወቅትልዎ ።
wäläʾmäbo zäʾäbäsä wäbäṣḥo gegayu kämä yətkʷänän motä təsḳəlwo dibä ʿəṣ́ wäḳtəlwo .
If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole,


ምሕረት

Probably from Proto-Semitic *r-ḥ-m, via metathesis. Compare Arabic رَحِمَ (raḥima), Hebrew רָחַם (rakhám).
Alternatively, linked to Hebrew מָחַל (makhál, “forgive”), but this is semantically further and still requires a phonological shift; or to Egyptian mrj (“to love”), but this is likewise dubious.

ወእገብር ፡ ምሕረተ ፡ ለለ፲፻ለእለ ፡ ያፈቅሩኒ ፡ ወትእዛዝየ ፡ እለ ፡ የዐቅቡ ፡ ወለእለ ፡ የዐቅቡ ፡ ሕግየ ።

but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

wäʾgäbr məḥrätä lälä1000läʾlä yafäḳruni wätʾəzazyä ʾəlä yäʿäḳbu wäläʾlä yäʿäḳbu ḥəgyä .


ወቀረ

ወቀረ • (wäḳärä)

እንተ ፡ ከረይዋ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ወወቀርዋ ፡ ነገሥተ ፡ አሕዛብ ፡ በምኵናኖሙ ፤ ወእምይአቲ ፡ ዐዘቅት ፡ ውስተ ፡ መንተናይን ።

About the well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank— the nobles with scepters and staffs.” Then they went from the wilderness to Mattanah.

ʾəntä käräywa mälaʾkət wäwäḳärwa nägäśtä ʾäḥzab bämkʷənanomu ; wäʾməyʾäti ʿäzäḳt wəstä mäntänayn .


ጽላተ

ጽላተ • (ṣəlatä) m or f (plural ጽላት (ṣəlat))

Cognate with Arabic صلع, Hebrew צְלָעוֹת.

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Hebrew צְלָעוֹת

ወጽላቶን ፡ ግብረተ ፡ እግዚእ ፡ እማንቱ ፡ ወጽሕፈቶንሂ ፡ ጽሕፈተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ግሉፍ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽሌሁ ።

The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

wäṣlaton gəbrätä ʾəgziʾ ʾəmantu wäṣḥəfätonhi ṣəḥfätä ʾəgziʾäbḥer wəʾtu gəluf wəstä ṣəlehu .

that on which something is written, tablet, stele, slab


ሐመር

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ሐመር • (ḥämär)

ሖመር ሖመር#Ge'ez

Alternative form of ሖመር (ḥomär, “tamarind”)


ቀተለ

ቀተለ • (ḳätälä)

Cognate with Hebrew קָטַל, Classical Syriac ܩܛܰܠ, Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala).

ኢትቅትል ።


ዮናን

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía).

ጸሐፉ፡ ጸሓፊያነ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ዮናን፡ ኵሎ፡ መጻሕፍቲሆሙ፡ በለሳኖሙ፡ ወእምደኀሬዝ፡ ተርጐምነ፡ መጻሕፍቲሆሙ፡ እምለሳነ፡ ዮናናዊያን፡ ለለሳነ፡ ግዕዝ።

The writers of the king of Greece wrote all their books in their language, and afterwards we translated all of their books from the language of the Greeks into the language of Ge'ez.

ṣäḥäfu ṣäḥafiyanä nəguśä yonan kʷəlo mäṣaḥfətihomu bäläsanomu wäʾmədäḫärez tärgʷämnä mäṣaḥfətihomu ʾəmläsanä yonanawiyan läläsanä gəʿz.

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Greece (an ancient region in Southeast Europe, home of the Greeks)


ኦሪት

ʾorit (romanization)
ኦሪተ (absolute singular)
ኦሪተከ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኦሪተኪ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኦሪቶ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኦሪተነ (accusative first-person plural possessed-form singular)
ኦሪተክሙ (accusative possessed-form singular)
ኦሪተክን (accusative possessed-form singular)


ድልጕማ

ድልጕማ • (dəlgʷəmma)

Uncertain. See Arabic دُمْلُوج (dumlūj).


አነ

ʾänä (romanization)
ኒ (enclitic)
የ (enclitic)

From Proto-Semitic *ʔana. Cognates include Amharic እኔ (ʾəne), Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

I (first person singular subject pronoun)


ደብራዊ

From ደብር (däbr, “mountain”) and the adjectivizing suffix -awi


ዳብር

From the Proto-Semitic root d-b-r which has the general meanings 'to follow, to come or be behind, to lead.' Possibly a variant of ደብር (däbr); see the etymology under this lemma.


ዘደብረ ዘይት

ዘደብረ ዘይት • (zädäbrä zäyt)

From ደብር (däbr, “mountain”) and ዘይት (zäyt, “olive tree”)

name of the fourth Sunday of the fast before Easter.


ደብረ ዘይት

ደብረ ዘይት • (däbrä zäyt)


ደብር ቅዱስ

ደብር ቅዱስ • (däbr ḳəddus) m

däbr ḳəddus (romanization)
ʾädbarat ḳəddusan (romanization)
ʾädbar ḳəddusan (romanization)

From ደብር (däbr, “mountain”) and ቅዱስ (ḳəddus, “holy, sacred”)

according to tradition, a holy mountain on which the angles lived before the Deluge


ዘደብረ ታቦር

ዘደብረ ታቦር • (zädäbrä tabor)

From ደብር (däbr, “mountain”) and ታቦር (tabor, “Tabor”)

ነሐሴ ነሐሴ#Ge'ez

Feast of the Transfiguration, celebrated in the Ethiopic calendar on the 13th of ነሐሴ (näḥäse, “August 7th - September 6th”), i.e., August 19th.


ደብረ ሀገር

ደብረ ሀገር • (däbrä hägär)

däbrä hägär (romanization)
ʾädbaratä hägär (romanization)
ʾädbarä hägär (romanization)
ʾädbaratä ʾähgur (romanization)
ʾädbarä ʾähgur (romanization)

From ደብር (däbr, “mountain”) and ሀገር (hägär, “city”)


ዳቢር

Judges 1:11, Ethiopic text from Ran HaCohen, 'Biblia Veteris Testamenti Aethiopica'
ወሖሩ ፡ እምህየ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እለ ፡ ይነብሩ ፡ ዳቢር ፡ ወስማ ፡ ለዳቢር ፡ ትካት ፡ ሀገረ ፡ መጽሐፍ ።
wäḥoru ʾəmhəyä ḫäbä ʾəlä yənäbru dabir wäsma lädabir təkat hägärä mäṣḥäf .
Then they went out from there to those who inhabit Dabir and the former name of Dabir is "The City of the Book."

Debir, name of a Canaanite people in the Hebrew Bible, Judges 1:11.


ዳቤር

From Ancient Greek δαβίρ (dabír), a transliteration of Biblical Hebrew דבִיר (dəβīr) or Biblical Hebrew דבִר (dəβir, “utility room in a temple”)


ዴቤቅ

The etymology of this word is not given in any lexicon. Perhaps derived from Ge'ez ደበቀ (däbäḳä, “ambush, conceal, hide”).

unk

not given


-አ

-ä (alternative)
page 714: A particle which (canonical)
wherever the words of one (canonical)
either by messenger (canonical)
by letter sent to any other (canonical)
are referred to (canonical)
is usually attached to the individual (canonical)
volume 15 (canonical)
page 398 (canonical)

The etymology of this word is not given in any lexicon.

unk

not given

ወአዘዞሙ ፡ ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ በልዎ ፡ ለዔሳው ፡ እግዚእየ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ይቤ ፡ ገብርከ ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ላባአ ፡ ነበርኩ ፡ ወጐንዶይኩ ፡ እስከ ፡ ዮም ።

Then he commanded them and said to them, "Say to Esau, my lord: 'Thus says your servant Jacob: "I have continued to wait with Laban until today."'"

wäʾäzäzomu wäybelomu kämäz bälwo läʿesaw ʾəgziʾyä kämäz yəbe gäbrəkä yaʿḳob ḫäbä labaʾä näbärku wägʷändoyku ʾəskä yom .

Genesis 32:5, Ethiopic text from Ran HaCohen, Biblia Veteris Testamenti Aethiopica


ዘርቤን

not given


የካ፟ቲት

የካቲት የካቲት#Ge'ez

Alternative spelling with gemination points of የካቲት (yäkkatit)


ሎሎ

Alternative form of ሊሎ (lilo, “vulture”)