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Normal and Shift contain mainly Fidal. Alt and Alt-Shift diacritics.

To enter letters in Fidal and the diacritics with this keyboard, which is independent of your local input selection, you can use two methods.

Orthographic variants of the Ethiopic language are searched as a standard if not otherwise specified. The following are the options considered by the search engine.

  • 's','s', 'ḍ'
  • 'e','ǝ','ə','ē'
  • 'w','ʷ'
  • 'ʾ', 'ʿ'
  • '`', 'ʾ', 'ʿ' (note that you can use the tick if you are not sure about the two, but none will be inferred for you)
  • 'ሀ', 'ሐ', 'ኀ', 'ሃ', 'ሓ', 'ኃ'
  • 'ሀ', 'ሐ', 'ኀ'
  • 'ሁ', 'ሑ', 'ኁ'
  • 'ሂ', 'ሒ', 'ኂ'
  • 'ሄ', 'ሔ', 'ኄ'
  • 'ህ', 'ሕ', 'ኅ'
  • 'ሆ', 'ሖ', 'ኆ'
  • 'ሠ','ሰ'
  • 'ሡ','ሱ'
  • 'ሢ','ሲ'
  • 'ሣ','ሳ'
  • 'ሥ','ስ'
  • 'ሦ','ሶ'
  • 'ሤ','ሴ'
  • 'ጸ', 'ፀ'
  • 'ጹ', 'ፁ'
  • 'ጺ', 'ፂ'
  • 'ጻ', 'ፃ'
  • 'ጼ', 'ፄ'
  • 'ጽ', 'ፅ'
  • 'ጾ', 'ፆ'
  • 'አ', 'ዐ', 'ኣ', 'ዓ'
  • 'ኡ', 'ዑ'
  • 'ኢ', 'ዒ'
  • 'ኤ', 'ዔ'
  • 'እ', 'ዕ'
  • 'ኦ', 'ዖ'

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Dillmann*Dillmann, Christian Friedrich August. Lexicon linguae aethiopicae, cum indice latino. Adiectum est vocabularium tigre dialecti septentrionalis compilatum a W. Munziger. Lipsiae: Th.O. Weigel, 1865. and follow-up projects, Latin

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pronomenpron.interrog., ad res relatum (neutr.) quid?la( gramm.§ 63; gramm.§ 147,b; gramm.§ 198,e). Plurali caret; Acc. ምንተ፡ , et in interrogatione recta et in obliqua usurpatur.
1)interrogativum: ምንት፡ ውእቱ፡ እጓለ፡ እመሕያው፡ ወምንት፡ ባቍዑ፡ ወምንትኑ፡ ሠናይቱ፡ ወምንትኑ፡ እኪቱ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 18,8 ; ምንት፡ እንከ፡ ረባሖሙ፡ ለክልኤሆሙ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,30 ; Judicum liber.Jud. 8,1 ; ምንትኑ፡ ዛቲ፡ አበሳ፡ Josuae liber.Jos. 22,16 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 38,6 ; ምንትኑ፡ እላ፡ አህጉር፡ 3 Regum libri biblici I, II, III, IV.Reg. 9,13 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 52,3 ; utrum?laMatthaei Evangelium.Matth. 9,5 ; Acc.Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 4,10 ; Regum liber biblicum IV.4 Reg. 4,13 ; Marci Evangelium.Marc. 14,64 ; Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 2,29 ; ምንተ፡ ይመስል፡ ብእሲሁ፡ Regum liber biblicum IV.4 Reg. 1,7 ; Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 6,9 ; statui constr. subjunctum: አሰረ፡ ምንትኑ፡ ዝንቱ፡ not able to find explanation in abbreviation listDan. apocr. 13,19 .
a)Creberrime annexa particula interrogativa ኑ፡ intenditur: ምንትኑ፡ ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 3,1 ; Jacobi epistola.Jac. 4,12 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 44,15 ; ምንትኑ፡ ዝንቱ፡ Zachariae prophetia.Zach. 4,4 ; Zachariae prophetia.Zach. 4,5 ; al.
c)crebro de personis praeciatur, sive quia cujusnam generis et rationis sint interrogans nescit: ምንትኑ፡ እሉ፡ Zachariae prophetia.Zach. 1,9 ; Lucae evangelium.Luc. 7,39 ; sive quia contemtim loquitur: ምንትኑ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ይብልዎ፡ τίς οὖτος; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 13,23 ; ምንትኑ፡ አንትሙ፡ እለ፡ τίνες ἔστε ὑμεῖς οἵ Judith liber apocryphus.Judith 8,12 ; አነ፡ ምንት፡ አነ፡ liber Jobi.Job 9,24 ; Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 7,18 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 16,7 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 8,5 ; ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 2,6 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 14,4 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 14,10 .
d)quamvis ምንት፡ plurimis in locis substantivi vim teneat (unde exempli gratiaex. gr.locutionem: ምንት፡ ዕፁ፡ በኀበ፡ ረከብክሙ፡ ὑπὸ τί δένδρον; quae est arbor, sub qua … ?lanot able to find explanation in abbreviation listDan. apocr. 1,58 explicabis), tamen (secus ac መኑ፡ ) nomen vel adjectivumadj.relativumrel.not foundsubst.sibi appositum haud aspernatur: Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 5,46 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 27,23 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 60,5 ; ምንተ፡ ብነ፡ ክፍለ፡ ምስለ፡ ዳዊት፡ Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 12,16 ; ምንተ፡ ረከብከ፡ ላዕለ፡ ገብርከ፡ አበሳ፡ Regum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 29,8 ; Kufâle sive Liber Jubilaeorum Aethiopice, ed. A. Dillmann 1859. 4°; citantur capita libri; nonnumquam, praemisso p., paginae.Kuf. 12.
e)pronomen personapers.suffixum, cui sensus Dativi inest, assumit: ምንትከ፡ እሙንቱ፡ እሉ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 33,5 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 33,8 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 48,8 .
f)cum aliis vocibus interrogativis omisso ወ፡ copulari potest: እፎ፡ ምንተ፡ πῶς ἢ τί; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 10,19 .
g)nota locutionem: ምንተ፡ ኮንከ፡ quid factus eslai.e. quid est tibi?laJudicum liber.Jud. 1,14 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 21,17 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 113,5 ; 1 Regum libri biblici I, II, III, IV.Reg. 1,8 ; Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 22,1 ; et ምንት፡ ብኪ፡ ከመ፡ ትሰተዪ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 2,17 .
h)nota locutionem: quid tibi est mecumlascilicetsc.negotii? ምንት፡ ብከ፡ ምስሌየ፡ Judicum liber.Jud. 11,12 ; Josuae liber.Jos. 22,24 ; Joelis prophetia.Joel 4,4 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 8,29 ; Marci Evangelium.Marc. 5,7 ; vel ምንት፡ ብየ፡ ምስሌኪ፡ Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 2,4 .
i)de ምንት፡ et ምንተ፡ quare? cur?laet de ምንት፡ cum praepp. videasvid.infra.
2)indefinitum fit addito ኒ፡ , rarius ሂ፡ (rarissime sine et ሂ፡ , ut Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TahsasSx. Tachs. 5 Enc. ); potissimum in enuntiationibus negativis usitatur: aliquidla, aliquodla; n. 188quodla; quidquamla, ullumla; substantive usurpatur: Jacobi epistola.Jac. 1,7 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 38,7 ; ad Galatas epistola Pauli.Gal. 2,6 ; ad Philippenses epistola Pauli.Phil. 1,28 ; al.; et adjective: ኢታንሥኡ፡ ምንተኒ፡ ጾረ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 17,21 : ኢይትቃወማ፡ ምንትኒ፡ እኩይ፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 3,15 ; ምንትኒ፡ ሐሰት፡ ኢ፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 24,23 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 13,10 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 19,8 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 14,13 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 78,17 , et ipsis personarum nominibus attribuitur, ut: ምንተኒ፡ አንስተ፡ ኢያአምር፡ Kufâle sive Liber Jubilaeorum Aethiopice, ed. A. Dillmann 1859. 4°; citantur capita libri; nonnumquam, praemisso p., paginae.Kuf. 25 ; ከመ፡ ኢይንሣእ፡ ምንተኒ፡ ብእሲተ፡ Kufâle sive Liber Jubilaeorum Aethiopice, ed. A. Dillmann 1859. 4°; citantur capita libri; nonnumquam, praemisso p., paginae.Kuf. 25. Praefixo ወ፡ , ut: ወኢምንትኒ፡ significat: ne ullum quidemlaut Canticum Canticorum.Cant. 4,7 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 27,12 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 14,7 ; ወአልቦ፡ ወኢምንትኒ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 4,23 ; al.; praeterea ወኢምንት፡ vel ወኢምንትኒ፡ est nihilla, nihil omninola: Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 10,26 ; ሰፍሖ፡ ለመስዕ፡ ዲበ፡ ወኢምንት፡ liber Jobi.Job 26,7 ; ከመ፡ ወኢምንትኒ፡ ክዒወ፡ ደም፡ በኀቤሁ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 8,16 ; ከመ፡ ወኢምንት፡ እሙንቱ፡ Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 40,15 ; Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 40,17 ; Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 40,23 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 4,64 ; relatum ad tempus: ከመ፡ ወኢምንትኒ፡ ἐν στιγμῇ χρόνου Lucae evangelium.Luc. 4,5 . Nonnumquam ኢምንተኒ፡ adverbialiter usurpatur: nullo modolaEncomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: MaggabitSx. Mag. 5 Enc. ; Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TahsasSx. Tachs. 5 Enc. Adverbialiter usurpantur
b) ምንተ፡ vel ምንተኑ፡ quid? quomodo? cur?laGenesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 26,27 ; ምንተ፡ ወለድከኒ፡ Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 45,10 ; Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 22,16 ; Regum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 21,1 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 5,15 ; እምውስተ፡ ርኩስ፡ ምንተ፡ ይወጽእ፡ ንጹሕ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 31,4 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 22,9 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 23,8 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 19,9 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 7,3 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 11,7 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 11,8 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 11,9 romanae editionisrom.Praeterea nota, in locutionibus, quales sunt ምንት፡ አሥሐቃ፡ , ምንት፡ አቀመክሙ፡ quid eam ridere, vos stare fecit?lai.e. cur risit? cur statis?lafrequentissimis, pro nominativo ምንት፡ crebro acc. ምንተ፡ reperiri: cur ridere eam fecit?la(imperson.), ut Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 24,21 ; Hermae pastor, Aethiopice, ed. d’Abbadie 1860. 8°.Herm. 26a p.
d) በምንት፡ , በምንትኑ፡ qua in re?laJudicum liber.Jud. 16,5 ; qua cum re?laRegum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 6,2 ; qua in relai.e. unde?la በምንት፡ ኣአምር፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 15,8 ; qua rela( womitde, wodurchde?) Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 5,13 ; Regum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 29,4 ; qua ratione?laPsalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 118,9 ; al. pro vario praepositionis በ፡ usu. Nonnumquam በምንት፡ est ob quid? cur?laMatthaei Evangelium.Matth. 14,31 ; Kufâle sive Liber Jubilaeorum Aethiopice, ed. A. Dillmann 1859. 4°; citantur capita libri; nonnumquam, praemisso p., paginae.Kuf. 12 ; τοιγαροῦν ( በምንትኑመ፡ ) liber Jobi.Job 22,10 .
f) እስከ፡ ምንት፡ vel ምንትኑ፡ quousque? quamdiu?laliber Jobi.Job 19,2 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 10,3 .
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translations quid? la utrum? la qualis la quale? la quae est arbor, sub qua … ? la quid factus es la quid est tibi? la quid tibi est mecum la quare? cur? la aliquid la aliquod la quod la quidquam la ullum la ne ullum quidem la nihil la nihil omnino la nullo modo la quid? quomodo? cur? la quid? quomodo? cur? la quid eam ridere, vos stare fecit? la cur risit? cur statis? la cur ridere eam fecit? la quare? cur? qua de causa? la cui rei? quem in finem? la qua in re? la qua cum re? la qua in re la unde? la qua re la womit de wodurch de qua ratione? la ob quid? cur? la quam ob rem? cur? quare? la quousque? quamdiu? la
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references Sir. 18,8 Sir. 20,30 Jud. 8,1 Jos. 22,16 Ps. 38,6 Reg. 9,13 Hen. 52,3 Matth. 9,5 Gen. 4,10 4 Reg. 4,13 Marc. 14,64 Apoc. 2,29 4 Reg. 1,7 Joh. 6,9 Dan. apocr. 13,19 Rom. 3,1 Jac. 4,12 Gen. 44,15 Zach. 4,4 Zach. 4,5 Jon. 1,8 Jer. 8,9 Sir. 34,27 Marc. 1,27 Marc. 6,2 Luc. 7,39 Luc. 24,17 Joh. 7,36 Eph. 1,18 Eph. 1,19 Zach. 1,9 Luc. 7,39 Sir. 13,23 Judith 8,12 Job 9,24 2 Reg. 7,18 Ex. 16,7 Ps. 8,5 Hebr. 2,6 Rom. 14,4 Rom. 14,10 Dan. apocr. 1,58 Matth. 5,46 Matth. 27,23 Hen. 60,5 3 Reg. 12,16 1 Reg. 29,8 Kuf. 12. Gen. 33,5 Gen. 33,8 Gen. 48,8 Matth. 10,19 Jud. 1,14 Gen. 21,17 Ps. 113,5 Reg. 1,8 Jes. 22,1 Jer. 2,17 Jud. 11,12 Jos. 22,24 Joel 4,4 Matth. 8,29 Marc. 5,7 Joh. 2,4 Sx. Tachs. 5 Enc. Jac. 1,7 Ps. 38,7 Gal. 2,6 Phil. 1,28 Jer. 17,21 Prov. 3,15 Prov. 24,23 4 Esr. 13,10 Gen. 19,8 Hen. 14,13 Hen. 78,17 Kuf. 25 Kuf. 25. Cant. 4,7 Matth. 27,12 Hen. 14,7 Jer. 4,23 Ex. 10,26 Job 26,7 Sir. 8,16 Jes. 40,15 Jes. 40,17 Jes. 40,23 4 Esr. 4,64 Luc. 4,5 Sx. Mag. 5 Enc. Sx. Tachs. 5 Enc. Gen. 40,7 Sir. 38,25 Hen. 83,6 Matth. 11,8 Matth. 11,9 Gen. 26,27 Jes. 45,10 Jes. 22,16 1 Reg. 21,1 4 Esr. 5,15 Sir. 31,4 Num. 22,9 Num. 23,8 3 Reg. 19,9 Matth. 7,3 Matth. 11,7 Matth. 11,8 Matth. 11,9 2 Reg. 24,21 Herm. 26a Matth. 8,26 1 Cor. 4,7 Gen. 31,30 Ex. 14,15 Ex. 32,11 Ps. 41,15 Ps. 49,17 Jes. 3,15 Jes. 55,2 Jes. 58,4 Jer. 14,19 Job 3,11 Job 3,12 Job 9,29 Gen. 25,22 Gen. 27,46 Ruth 1,11 Sir. 39,16 4 Esr. 3,45 Matth. 9,14 Matth. 26,8 Jud. 16,5 1 Reg. 6,2 Gen. 15,8 Matth. 5,13 1 Reg. 29,4 Ps. 118,9 Matth. 14,31 Kuf. 12 Job 22,10 Jer. 5,19 Jer. 13,22 Judith 11,3 4 Esr. 3,24 4 Esr. 13,53 Matth. 17,19 Job 19,2 Ex. 10,3
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