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If you want to transcribe some fidal into latin or update your transcription, you can have a go with our transcription tools.

If you are using the keyboard provided, please note that there are four layers, the normal one and those activated by Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift.

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'

Some examples

  • If you search Taammera, you will not find Taʾammǝra or Taʿammera but only Taammera. Try Ta`ammera instead or use the keyboard provided to enter aleph and ayn.
  • If you are searching for Yāʿǝqob, you will not have a lot of luck searching Yaqob, unless some kind cataloguer has actually added it into the data as simplified spelling form. Try instead entering Yaqob~0.5 which is a fuzzy search, this will return also Yāʿǝqob. Also Ya`eqob is fine for example.

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If you hold a key optional values will appear in a list. You can click on the desiderd value or use arrows and enter to select it. The options are the same as those activated by combinations.

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vel ትስዑ፡ , nomenn.numerale, femininis junctum: novemla; ejus character est ; Josuae liber.Jos. 15,32 ; Josuae liber.Jos. 15,54 ; Josuae liber.Jos. 15,57 ; Josuae liber.Jos. 21,16 ; ጊዜ፡ ተስዑ፡ ሰዓት፡ Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 20,5 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 27,45 .
II,1
1)perficerela, absolverela, consummarela, etiam ad significandum planela, prorsusla, ut: ለእመ፡ አግመረ፡ ገራህተ፡ እንዘ፡ ይበልዕ፡ si absolverit agrum depascendo i.e. totum vel plane eum depaverit Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 22,4 ; ዘይእኅዝ፡ ኵሎ፡ ፍጥረተ፡ ያገምር፡ አእምሮ፡ ቃሎሙ፡ Sapientia Salomonis, apocr.Sap. 1,7 ; etiam emphatice (supplemento verbi omisso): ብሑእ፡ ዘአግመሮ፡ ለሐሪፅ፡ fermentum quod massam perfecit i.e. totam fermentavit, Lit. Joh.; ይፈቅዱ፡ ያግምርዋ፡ ለምድር፡ ባሕቲቶሙ፡ volunt consummare terram soli i.e. totam occupare soli Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 5,8 .
2)aliquid vel aliquem capere totumla, i.e.
a)continerelaaliquid, de vase: ወታገምር፡ ( ባሕር፡ ) ፲፻ መስፈርተ፡ Paralipomenon liber II.2 Par. 4,5 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 7,24 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 18,32 ; Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 2,6 .
b)comprehenderela, complectila: Marci Evangelium.Marc. 2,2 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 8,64 ; ኢያገምሮ፡ ቤት፡ ἀένναός ἐστι (quod interpretatus est οὐκ ἐν ναῷ ) liber Jobi.Job 19,25 ; እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘያገምር፡ ኵሎ፡ ወኢያገምሮ፡ መካን፡ Maʃshafa Genzat.Genz. f. 118 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation listClem. f. 47 ; አልቦ፡ ሰማይ፡ ዘያገምረነ፡ not able to find explanation in abbreviation listClem. f. 47 ; ኢታገምር፡ ፍኖታ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ አሐቲ፡ ኪደተ፡ እግረ፡ ብእሲ፡ Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 5,7 ; ማሕፀና፡ ( ለማርያም፡ ) አግመረከ፡ ( ፱ አውራኀ፡ ) Cod. Mus. Brit. LIV, n. 7; sequensseq. ለ፡ , ut: nos Deus Trinus ናገምር፡ ለኵሉ፡ not able to find explanation in abbreviation listClem. f. 47 (ni ናገምሮ፡ legendum fuerit).
c)mente, intellectu caperela, comprehenderelaaliquid: Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 19,11 ; ኅሊናኒ፡ ኢይክል፡ አግምሮቶ፡ Organon Mariae, numerus significat lectionem.Org. 1. Radices Abbadianae (collectio radicum Geez linguae Mss.).Rad. Abb.: አግመረ፡ ዘ፡ ቻለ፡ አጠፋ፡ አሻገረ።
Substantivumsubst., m. et fem. , pluralisPl. እደው፡ et አእዳው፡ [ יָד ܝܰܕ ܐܺܝܕܳܐ يَدٌ (etiam أَدٌ ), amh. እጅ፡ ; videasvid.etiam ውእደ፡ ] SingularisSing. እድ፡ pronomina suff. per êlasibi annectit, ut እዴየ፡ , እዴሆሙ፡ , caet. ( gramm.§ 154,d),
1)manusla(cum brachio), Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 3,22 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 5,29 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 8,9 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 22,10 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 37,27 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 38,28 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 40,21 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 41,42 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 48,17 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 4,4 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 29,9 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 29,10 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 1,4 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 21,19 ; Deuteronomium.Deut. 4,28 ; Deuteronomium.Deut. 9,15 ; Deuteronomium.Deut. 11,18 ; Deuteronomium.Deut. 19,21 ; Judicum liber.Jud. 3,15 ; Judicum liber.Jud. 3,21 ; Koheleth (Ecclesiastes), liber biblicus.Koh. 2,11 ; Koheleth (Ecclesiastes), liber biblicus.Koh. 9,10 ; Koheleth (Ecclesiastes), liber biblicus.Koh. 11,6 ; liber Jobi.Job 30,21 ; Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 2,9 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 90,12 ; ውስተ፡ እዴሁ፡ ፍሕም፡ Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 6,6 ; ደይ፡ እዴከ፡ ላዕለ፡ እዴየ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 24,2 ; ዘእሱር፡ እዴሁ፡ ዘየማን፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 21,19 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 3,12 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 5,30 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 8,3 , alias sexcenties; ጸሐፍኩ፡ በእዴየ፡ manu proprialaad Philemonem epistola Pauli.Philem. 19 ; ጸሐፈ፡ ክታበ፡ በእዴሁ፡ not able to find explanation in abbreviation listSx. Jac. 9 ; ሰፍሐ፡ እደ፡ ለነዳይ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 7,32 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 14,13 ; pluralisPl. አእዳው፡ maxime in libris inferioris aetatis, ut I Sal. not able to find explanation in abbreviation listMar. 21 ; F.M. 26,8; Organon Mariae, numerus significat lectionem.Org. 1, quamquam passim etiam in Bibliis, ut Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 31,37 . In specie significatur manu
a)fides: ወሀቡ፡ እደ፡ ይስድዱ፡ አንስቲያሆሙ፡ Ezrae et Nehemiae libri canonici.2 Esr. 10,19 ; መጥወኒ፡ እዴከ፡ ወመጠዎ፡ እዴሁ፡ Regum liber biblicum IV.4 Reg. 10,15 .
b)dexteritas: በከመ፡ እዴሁ፡ ከማሁ፡ ክብሩ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 38,1 .
d)ductus, unde ላዕለ፡ እደ፡ vel ዲበ፡ እደ፡ ( على يد ) sub auspiciisla, ductuslaalicujus: not able to find explanation in abbreviation list1 Petr. 1,21 Platt; ወአምነ፡ ጢሞቴዎስ፡ ዲበ፡ እደዊሁ፡ ለጳውሎስ፡ Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TerrSx. Ter 23 ; Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TerrSx. Ter 27.
g)robur, potentia: በእድ፡ ጽንዕት፡ Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 6,1 : Deuteronomium.Deut. 4,34 ; እድ፡ ጽቡስ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 25,23 ; ኵሉ፡ እድ፡ ይደክም፡ Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 13,7 .
2)
a)brachiumlahominis, βραχίων liber Jobi.Job 3 l,32 (ubi ὠμός መዝራዕት፡ ) n. 799; ከመ፡ ድጕልማ፡ ውስተ፡ እደ፡ የማን፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 21,21 ; አውቃፍ፡ ለእደዊሃ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 24,22 .
b)armus bestiarumla, manuslaquarumdam bestiarum: βραχίων Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 29,22 (at Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 29,27 መዝራዕት፡ ); χείρ ዘየሐውር፡ በእደዊሁ፡ Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 11,27 ; ላጽቄት፡ ዘበእደዊሁ፡ የሐውር፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 24,63 .
3)manuslaarte factae vel brachialaarte facta:
a)manubriumla: እደ፡ መንሥግ፡ Canticum Canticorum.Cant. 5,5 .
b)manicala,
α)vinculum manus: በእደ፡ ሰናስለ፡ ኀጺን፡ ἐν χειροκέδαις σιδηραῖς Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 149,8 ;
β)chirothecala, vel tegumentum digitorum: ገብሩ፡ አምሳለ፡ እድ፡ ወአጻብዕ፡ ዘኀጺን፡ Synaxaria; sequuntur nomina mensium HamlêSx. Haml. 5 ; በእደወ፡ ኀጺን፡ እንዘ፡ ይጸፍዕ፡ ገጾ፡ Synaxaria; sequuntur nomina mensium GenbôtSx. Genb. 25 Enc.
d)ut videtur, specillumla: እድ፡ ዘኀጺን፡ ዘየሐትት፡ ዘውስተ፡ ከርሥ፡ (cruciatus instrumentum) Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TerrSx. Ter 15.
e)monumentumla(quatenus manus instar indicat aliquid) Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 18,18 .
f)brachiala(fulcra lateralia) solii Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 10,19 .
4)parsla(sicut יָד ): ፲ እድ፡ , ፱ እድ፡ δέκα μέρη , ἐννέα μέρη Ezrae et Nehemiae libri canonici.2 Esr. 21,1 ; የኀልቅ፡ ክልኤ፡ እድ፡ ወይተርፍ፡ ሣልስት፡ እዴሃ፡ Zachariae prophetia.Zach. 13,8 ; Zachariae prophetia.Zach. 13,9 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 72,12 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 72,28 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 47,24 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 16,36 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 4,47 ; ብርሃነ፡ ዚአሁ፡ ፯ እደ፡ ያበርህ፡ እምዘወርኅ፡ (septies lucidior erit quam) Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 72,37 ; numeralia ordinalia in st. constr. voci እድ፡ praeponi solent, ut: ሣልስተ፡ እዴሃ፡ ለምድር፡ tertiala( partislai.e.) pars terraelaApocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 8,7 ; Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 8,9 ; Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 11,13 ; Leviticus, liber Pentateuchi.Lev. 5,11 ; 2 Regum libri biblici I, II, III, IV.Reg. 18,2 ; Regum liber biblicum IV.4 Reg. 11,5 ; Regum liber biblicum IV.4 Reg. 11,6 ; ውስተ፡ ሣልስተ፡ እደ፡ መንግሥትየ፡ Danielis prophetia.Dan. 5,7 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 4,46 ; ለዝኩ፡ ሳብዕተ፡ እድ፡ Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 4,54 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 4,58 , quamquam etiam occurrit: ራብዕት፡ እዴሃ፡ ለምድር፡ Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 6,8 romanae editionisrom.; Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 8,9 romanae editionisrom.; Zachariae prophetia.Zach. 13,8 al.; in Acc.: ትሰቲ፡ ሳድስተ፡ እዴሃ፡ ለኢን፡ Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 4,11 ; Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 5,2 ;
6)locusla, deinde in st. constr. relative usurpatur, (quamquam ወእደ፡ vel ውእደ፡ magis frequentatur),
a) እደ፡ quο locola, ubila{ cfr. Hebr. יָד חָזִית (ubicumque conspexeris) Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 57,8 }, ut: እደ፡ እውዕል፡ ወእበይት፡ Lud. ex Org.
c) እምእደ፡ e loco ubila, ut: መጽአ፡ ኀቤሃ፡ ፩ ወሬዛ፡ እምእደ፡ (v. እምውእደ፡ ) ይትኀባእ፡ not able to find explanation in abbreviation listDan. apocr. 1,37 ( videasvid. ወእደ፡ et ውእደ፡ ). Locus Asc. Jes. edidited.not able to find explanation in abbreviation listLaur. p. 80, ubi Laurentius እድ፡ longitudolavertit, dubius videtur (an: duodecim palmas et quatuor…latus?)
ʾǝd
a) for ምልአ፡ እድ፡ videasvid. ምልእ፡ (Leslau)
b) for ትሥልስት፡ እድ፡ videasvid. ትሥልስት፡ (Leslau)
c) for ሣልስተ፡ እድ፡ videasvid. ሣልስ፡
d) for አፈ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ videasvid. አፍ፡ (TraCES)
vel ፄው፡ Substantivumsubst., ( m. ) [referendum ad צָיָה صَوَا quibus potestas ariditatisla(et sterilitatisla) inest]
2)salsugola, terra salsalai.e. sterilislavel desertumla: ዘሜጦ፡ ለማይ፡ ወረሰዮ፡ ጼወ፡ εἰς ἅλμην Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 39,23 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 106,34 ; ረሰይከኑ፡ ሎቱ፡ ገዳመ፡ ንብረቶ፡ ወማኅደሮሂ፡ ውስተ፡ ጼው፡ ἁλμυρίδα liber Jobi.Job 39,6 . Vocabularium Aethiopicum, -a -aVoc. Ae.: ጼው፡ ብ፡ ጨው።
ፄወ፡ ብራና፡ ḍewa bǝrānnā parchment salten ፱፡ ፄወ፡ ብራና። ፲፡ ዕብነ፡ ሮም። ፲፡ ወ፩፡ ጸሊም፡ ቀጸላ።la neuvième, le ṣēwa berānnā; la dixième, la pierre de Rom; la onzième, les dalles noires;fr 4 l. 18–19 (ed.), 4 l. 21–22 (tr.)
Substantivumsubst.pluralisPl.(sine dubio a ረቦ፡ , sicut: ገበዋት፡ a ገቦ፡ ) myriadesla[coll. רִבּוֹ ܪܶܒܽܘ , nec non רְבָבָה رُبَّةٌ رِبْوَةٌ ] ረበዋተ፡ ረበዋት፡ ይሰግዱ፡ ሎቱ፡ Lit. Jac. Sar.; ፱፻ ረበዋት፡ እምነ፡ መላእክት፡ M. Tômâr.