ʿada ,
አድ ʾad ,
ዕድ ʿǝd ወሶበ፡ በጽሐ፡ ለስብከት፡ ምድረ፡ እገላ፡ እንተ፡ ይብልዋ፡ ዐደ፡ ይምዐያ፡ ʻAs he reached the territory of Ǝggäla for preaching, that they call the ʿAddä Yǝmʿayaʼen
42 (338) l. 12-13 (ed.); 43 (339) l. 14-15 (tr.)
(‘It can be conjectured that the root is
ʿodä {
ዖደ፡ }, “to surround”;
ʿawd = “area, treshing floor”, {
ዐውድ፡ }. It is found in Tǝgrǝñña.
ʿAddä Yǝmʿaya :
Yǝmʿaya is currently a scarcely inhabited hill hamlet, known as Mäʿaya, in Akälä Guzay (Eritrea). In the description of d’Abaddie (Géographie, section 416) though, “Maʿaya is a big village” (quoted by
262
). Perini’s detailed topography ignores Yǝmʿaya (Magg.), in his list of the villages of Egghelà-Hames (sic), cf.
86
. It is mentioned among the Däqqi Robra (the offspring of Robra), in the district of Ǝggäla Ḥamäs, in
24
.ʼ
43 (339) n. 48
)