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  • 'ሠ','ሰ'
  • 'ሡ','ሱ'
  • 'ሢ','ሲ'
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  • 'ሥ','ስ'
  • 'ሦ','ሶ'
  • 'ሤ','ሴ'
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  • '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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litera alphabeti Aethiopici XXVI, palaet psala( ፐ፡ et ፕሰ፡ {DiL ፐሰ }) appellata.
litera alphabeti Aethiopici XXVI, palaet psala( ፐ፡ et ፕሰ፡ {DiL ፐሰ }) appellata.
velv. ፕፕሬ፡ sine dubio πέπερι ( باباري ) piperlaHenochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 32,1 ( videasvid. በርበሬ፡ ).
Substantivumsubst., ut videtur amh., piperlaM.F. [ فُلْفُلٌ بَابَارِى , videasvid.etiam ፐፐሬ፡ ]
, ፐፔራ፡ , ፓፔራ፡ , ፔፔራ፡ , ፒፒራ፡ not foundn. peregr. πορφύρα purpurala, Actus apostolorum.Act. 16,14 ; ፓፔራ፡ ለይ፡ (c. varr.; etiam ጰጴራ፡ ለይ፡ ) πορφύρα κόκκινος Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,6 ; ፐፒራላይ፡ ἔριον κόκκινον ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,19 ; ፐፒረለይ፡ Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 16 ; አዝዝ፡ ሎሙ፡ ማዕተበ፡ ረስን፡ ዘመስቀል፡ ዘፒፒራ፡ ውስቴቱ፡ Reg. Pach. „Ajebat Aethiops meus significare etiam respersoriumlaexlasericislafilislapurpureisla“, Lud. Vocabularium Aethiopicum, -a -aVoc. Ae.: ፐፒራ፡ ለይ፡ ዘ፡ ዘኅነን፡ እንዶድሂ፡ ውእቱ፡ (inter nomina plantarum).
, ፐፔራ፡ , ፓፔራ፡ , ፔፔራ፡ , ፒፒራ፡ not foundn. peregr. πορφύρα purpurala, Actus apostolorum.Act. 16,14 ; ፓፔራ፡ ለይ፡ (c. varr.; etiam ጰጴራ፡ ለይ፡ ) πορφύρα κόκκινος Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,6 ; ፐፒራላይ፡ ἔριον κόκκινον ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,19 ; ፐፒረለይ፡ Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 16 ; አዝዝ፡ ሎሙ፡ ማዕተበ፡ ረስን፡ ዘመስቀል፡ ዘፒፒራ፡ ውስቴቱ፡ Reg. Pach. „Ajebat Aethiops meus significare etiam respersoriumlaexlasericislafilislapurpureisla“, Lud. Vocabularium Aethiopicum, -a -aVoc. Ae.: ፐፒራ፡ ለይ፡ ዘ፡ ዘኅነን፡ እንዶድሂ፡ ውእቱ፡ (inter nomina plantarum).
Substantivumsubst., m. , cui fere ubique κόκκινον , κόκκινα respondet. [Notionem rubrilavel coccinei colorislasemiticis radicibus ለወየ፡ et vicinis haud inhaerere, omnes norunt. Peregrinum autem esse nomen ለይ፡ nondum probatum est; neque enim audiendi sunt S. Bochartus (in 529 ; 669 ) et Ludolfus (in lexiconlex.columnacol.25), qui ለይ፡ e voce καλ - λαια mutilatione ortum esse censent. Etymon semiticum persequenti mihi persuadeo, nomen ለይ፡ vel flexuosilaaliquid sive tortuosilaut cochleam, conchylium, vel plantam ut convolvulumlaaliamve herbam et arbusculam significare posse, e cujus radicibus vel foliis vel baccis Aethiopes colorem tinctorium coccineum petere soliti fuerint. Sed cum conchylii usum Aethiopibus notum fuisse ab antiquis scriptoribus non tradatur, mihi in eo acquiescendum videtur, ut ለይ፡ nomen plantae tinctoriae (qualis exempli gratiaex. gr.arbutus uva ursi est) fuerit, unde coccina factitia vel vestes coccinis similes confecta sunt. Etenim etiam Vocabularium Aethiopicum, -a -aVoc. Ae. ለይ፡ inter nomina plantarum recensitum et ለይ፡ ዘ፡ ቀይሕ፡ eplicatum exhibent] coccumla, coccinumla, textilelavel filum coccineumla: ከመ፡ ለይ፡ ὡς κόκκινον Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 1,18 ; እመሂ፡ ለበስኪ፡ ለየ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 4,30 ; አሠረት፡ ለየ፡ ውስተ፡ እዴሁ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 38,28 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 38,30 ; κόκκινα Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 1,24 ; ፐፒራለይ፡ ἐρίου κοκκίνου ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,19 ; ፈትሉ፡ ዘለይ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 45,11 ; ሕብረ፡ ለይ፡ Paralipomenon liber II.2 Par. 2,7 ; Paralipomenon liber II.2 Par. 3,14 ; praeterea creberrime in Octateucho: Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,6 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,25 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,35 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,9 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,10 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,12 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,32 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,37 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 37,3 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 37,5 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 14,4 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 14,7 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 4,8 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 19,6 ; Josuae liber.Jos. 2,18 ; Josuae liber.Jos. 2,21 , et in Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 17,4 ; Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 18,12 . In versione Exodi recentiori vocabulo ነት፡ ( quod videasq.v.) ለይ፡ vocabulum substitui, ad Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 25,4 annotavi.
, ፐፔራ፡ , ፓፔራ፡ , ፔፔራ፡ , ፒፒራ፡ not foundn. peregr. πορφύρα purpurala, Actus apostolorum.Act. 16,14 ; ፓፔራ፡ ለይ፡ (c. varr.; etiam ጰጴራ፡ ለይ፡ ) πορφύρα κόκκινος Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,6 ; ፐፒራላይ፡ ἔριον κόκκινον ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,19 ; ፐፒረለይ፡ Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 16 ; አዝዝ፡ ሎሙ፡ ማዕተበ፡ ረስን፡ ዘመስቀል፡ ዘፒፒራ፡ ውስቴቱ፡ Reg. Pach. „Ajebat Aethiops meus significare etiam respersoriumlaexlasericislafilislapurpureisla“, Lud. Vocabularium Aethiopicum, -a -aVoc. Ae.: ፐፒራ፡ ለይ፡ ዘ፡ ዘኅነን፡ እንዶድሂ፡ ውእቱ፡ (inter nomina plantarum).
(pro መንዛኅ፡ ) Substantivumsubst.i.q. መንዝኅ፡
1)intrumentum quo conspergiturla, res quae aspergendo inservitla: ፐፒራላይ፡ ምንዛኀ፡ ደም፡ Lud. ex Organon Mariae, numerus significat lectionem.Org. 5 (cfr. ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,19 ).
2)aspersiola: ማየ፡ ምንዛኅ፡ Org.; ማየ፡ ምንዛኅ፡ ጽሉይ፡ (sc. aqua baptismalis) not able to find explanation in abbreviation listM.M. f. 202 ; ማየ፡ ምንዛኅ፡ ዘርግዘተ፡ ገቦሁ፡ not able to find explanation in abbreviation listM.M. f. 132 . n. 678
i.q. ፐፒራ፡ q.v.
, ፐፔራ፡ , ፓፔራ፡ , ፔፔራ፡ , ፒፒራ፡ not foundn. peregr. πορφύρα purpurala, Actus apostolorum.Act. 16,14 ; ፓፔራ፡ ለይ፡ (c. varr.; etiam ጰጴራ፡ ለይ፡ ) πορφύρα κόκκινος Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,6 ; ፐፒራላይ፡ ἔριον κόκκινον ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,19 ; ፐፒረለይ፡ Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 16 ; አዝዝ፡ ሎሙ፡ ማዕተበ፡ ረስን፡ ዘመስቀል፡ ዘፒፒራ፡ ውስቴቱ፡ Reg. Pach. „Ajebat Aethiops meus significare etiam respersoriumlaexlasericislafilislapurpureisla“, Lud. Vocabularium Aethiopicum, -a -aVoc. Ae.: ፐፒራ፡ ለይ፡ ዘ፡ ዘኅነን፡ እንዶድሂ፡ ውእቱ፡ (inter nomina plantarum).
Substantivumsubst., m. et fem. , [ כָּבֵד ܟܰܒܕܳܐ كَبدٌ كِبدٌ jecurla, كَبِدٌ venterlacum ejus partibus, jecurla; de etymo videasvid.Ges. thes. p. 655]
1)viscuslaventris, in specie
a)jecurla, ἧπαρ , Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 7,23 ; Tobit, liber apocryphus.Tob. 6,5 ; Tobit, liber apocryphus.Tob. 6,6 ; Tobit, liber apocryphus.Tob. 6,7 ; Tobit, liber apocryphus.Tob. 6,8 ; Regum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 19,13 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 29,13 ; Kufâle sive Liber Jubilaeorum Aethiopice, ed. A. Dillmann 1859. 4°; citantur capita libri; nonnumquam, praemisso p., paginae.Kuf. 21.
α) ከብድ፡ እንተ፡ ትንእስ፡ jecusculumlai.e. ὁ λοβὸς ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἥπατος Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 3,4 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 3,10 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 3,15 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 7,4 ;
β) πάντα διὰ ταλάντων ποιεῖ λαλεῖν (magnificentius loqui facit) Aethiops reddidit ለኵሉ፡ በከብድ፡ ያስተናግሮሙ፡ Ezrae liber apocryphus (Graecus)1 Esr. 3,20 ; (ubi በከብድ፡ jecorelai.e. ex intimo sensu mentila( ልብ፡ ) oppositum esse videtur: von der Leber wegde). { Quamquam በከብድ፡ a በክበድ፡ , quod unus liber a me inspectus praebet, depravatum esse videtur.}
b)ventriculuslavel stomachusla: ad Timotheum epistola I.1 Tim. 5,23 .
2)venterla: Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 22,9 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 11,42 ; አስከቡኪ፡ ውስተ፡ መሬት፡ በከብድኪ፡ (v. ከርሥ፡ ) Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 51,23 ; አስከብዎ፡ ውስተ፡ ከብዱ፡ ዲበ፡ ዐራተ፡ ኀጺን፡ Sx. not able to find explanation in abbreviation listMasc. 11 ; ገዚፍ፡ ዐምድ፡ ዘአንበሩ፡ ዲበ፡ ከብዱ፡ Sx. not able to find explanation in abbreviation listPag. 1 Enc. (in Actis hujus diei: ውስተ፡ ከርሡ፡ ). Voc. Ae.: ከብድ፡ ብ፡ ጉበት፡ (v. ግቦት፡ ).
3) ሕብረ፡ ከብድ፡ color viscerumlavel jecorisla, quidquid hoc colore tinctum est, i.e. purpureumla, purpurala, Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 4,7 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 4,13 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,25 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,9 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,10 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,32 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 36,37 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 37,3 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 37,5 ; in C pro ሜላት፡ Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 25,4 al. ( videasvid.annot. ad 25,4); pro ፐፔራ፡ Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,6 ( videasvid.annot.); pro ደረከኖ፡ Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 4,6 . Voc. Ae.: ሕብረ፡ ከብድ፡ ብ፡ ሌታቀን፡ (v. ሊታ፡ ቀን፡ ) ግምጃ።
kabd
Leslau
ከብድ kabd liveren, stomachen, bellyen
ሕብረ፡ ከብድ ḥǝbra kabd purpleen lit. ‘color of the liver’, videasvid. ሕብር፡ 273b
, ፐፔራ፡ , ፓፔራ፡ , ፔፔራ፡ , ፒፒራ፡ not foundn. peregr. πορφύρα purpurala, Actus apostolorum.Act. 16,14 ; ፓፔራ፡ ለይ፡ (c. varr.; etiam ጰጴራ፡ ለይ፡ ) πορφύρα κόκκινος Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 35,6 ; ፐፒራላይ፡ ἔριον κόκκινον ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,19 ; ፐፒረለይ፡ Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 16 ; አዝዝ፡ ሎሙ፡ ማዕተበ፡ ረስን፡ ዘመስቀል፡ ዘፒፒራ፡ ውስቴቱ፡ Reg. Pach. „Ajebat Aethiops meus significare etiam respersoriumlaexlasericislafilislapurpureisla“, Lud. Vocabularium Aethiopicum, -a -aVoc. Ae.: ፐፒራ፡ ለይ፡ ዘ፡ ዘኅነን፡ እንዶድሂ፡ ውእቱ፡ (inter nomina plantarum).
litera alphabeti Aethiopici XXVI, palaet psala( ፐ፡ et ፕሰ፡ {DiL ፐሰ }) appellata.