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Below very few examples.

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* *custodir* add wildcards to unlimit your string search
? custodir? Will find any match for the position with the question mark.
~ ምሕረትከ~ Will make a fuzzy search. you can decide also how much fuzzy, by saying for example ምሕረትከ~0.9 which will match only 90% similar terms.
"" "ምሕረትከ፡ ይትኖለወኒ፡" Will find the exact string contained between quotes.
() (verbo OR notionem) AND ይትኖለወኒ Will find one of the two between brackets and the other string.

Input

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.

Keys Combinations

With this method you use keys combinations to trigger specific characters. Click here for a list of the available combos. This can be expanded, do not hesitate to ask (click here to post a new issue).

Hold and choose

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.

With this method you do not have to remember or lookup combos, but it does take many more clicks...


You found "Bruce V p." in 3363 entries!

...3,3. prostratum jacere : እለ፡ ይትነፅኁ፡ (v. ተነፅኁ፡) ውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፍናዋት፡ ከመ፡ ሐምለ፡ ቅብእ፡...

...ντες) Jes. 51,20; ረከቦ፡ ለአቡሁ፡ ተነፂኖ፡ Jsp. p. 280. reflex. se projicere ve...

...መካን፡ ልዑል፡ ዲበ፡ ምድር፡ ከመ፡ ትሙት፡ ወኢሞተት፡ Jsp. p. 336. se prosternere : አሜሃ፡ ተነፅኀ...

...ኅለ፡ ላዕሌሁ፡ አረፍተ፡ ጸወንከ፡ Jes. 25,12; ንኅለ፡ (v. ነኀለ፡) አረፋቲሃ፡ Jer. 27,15; Jer. 40,4...

...Phlx. 81; እምቅድመ፡ ይንኀል፡ ዝቅጽር፡ ሣልሳይ፡ Jsp. p. 360; Jsp. p. 333. ...

...መ፡ ይንኀል፡ ዝቅጽር፡ ሣልሳይ፡ Jsp. p. 360; Jsp. p. 333. ...

...dolfus in hist. III,4 n. 51 et in comm. p. 349 seq.; alias በርቶስ፡ ( Berytus ); ...

...na (A. Mai Script. Vet. nov. Coll. Vol. V), Musei Britannici ()(Cat. p. 61). ...

...Coll. Vol. V), Musei Britannici ()(Cat. p. 61). ...

...חָלָב חֲרִיצֵי (de quod vid. Ges. thes. p. 526; Ges. thes. p. 527, qui etiam ...

...quod vid. Ges. thes. p. 526; Ges. thes. p. 527, qui etiam ...

...parare juvat. – Voc. Ae.: ሐሪፅ፡ ብ፡ ዳቄት፡ (v. ደቌት፡). ...

...byssinia frequentissima, vid. Rüppell I p. 227; Harris II Anh. p. 51): ግበ፡ ዝእ...

... vid. Rüppell I p. 227; Harris II Anh. p. 51): ግበ፡ ዝእብ፡ σπήλαιον ὑαίνης Jer. ...

... – Voc. Ae.: ዝእብ፡ ዘ፡ ዥብ፡ v. ጅብ፡

... cibos: Ps. 54,15; በከናፍሪሁ፡ ያስተጥዕም፡ (v. ያስተጣዕም፡) ለከ፡ ቃሎ፡ ...

...፡ ምግባራተ፡ ሕሡመ፡ Jsp. p. 381; Herodes coepit ይተሐት፡ ላቲ፡ (sc. ...

...፡ ወፍቅራ፡ በአፉሁ፡ Jsp. p. 326. ...

... : ይነግሩ፡ አምሳለ፡ ጥንቁቀ፡ (v. ጥዩቀ፡) παροιμίας ἀκριβεῖς ...

... ጥንቁቅ፡ ውስቴታ፡ (sc. ትምህርት፡ ወጥበብ፡) Jsp. p. 286. ...

... Sir. 18,5; Kuf. p. 13; Hen. 72,10; Hen. 72,16; Hen. 74...

... : እግዚአብሔር፡ ኢያስተኤድሞ፡ (v. ኢያስተአድሞ፡) ለሀጕሎሙ፡ ለሕያዋን፡ ...

...ir. 41,20; Kuf. p. 67; Kuf. p. 148; ኵሉ፡ ያስተኤድማ፡ ወያበድርዋ...

...uf. p. 67; Kuf. p. 148; ኵሉ፡ ያስተኤድማ፡ ወያበድርዋ፡ ...

.... 6,14; ጽዩእ፡ ሥጋ፡ ማውታ፡ Did. 6 (ed. Platt p. 38); Did. 33. mortui (quasi s...

...Joh. 14,18; Jac. 1,27. – Did. ed. Platt p. 108 legitur mira forma: እጓለ፡ ማዊት፡ –...

...እጓለ፡ ማዊት፡ – Voc. Ae.: እጓለ፡ ማውታ፡ ዘ፡ ድኻ፡ (v. ድሐ፡, v. ደኻ፡). ...

...σύχιος Jes. 66,2; የውህ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወፅምው፡ Herm. p. 42; Kid. f. 14; ፅምው፡ በቃሉ፡ ወራትዕ፡ በልሳ...

...ዝኅ፡ ሠሐቀ፡ ወዘውዐ፡ Clem. f. 239; አላ፡ በፅምው፡ (v. በጸሐምው፡ v. በጸሕም፡, cum scholio margin...

...ዘውዐ፡ Clem. f. 239; አላ፡ በፅምው፡ (v. በጸሐምው፡ v. በጸሕም፡, cum scholio margin.: በችር፡ ሕባ...

... : እወቅሥ፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ (v. እትዋቀሥ፡) ἐλέγξω Job 13,3; ኢያረምም፡ አፉየ...

... Job 23,4; c. Acc. pers.: አኀዘ፡ ይውቅሣ፡ (v. ይውቀሣ፡) ...

...m ea Jsp. p. 326; c. Acc. verborum, quae pro d...

...τῆρες Ex. 25,31; Ex. 25,33; Ex. 25,34 (v. መአኀዝ፡); መኣኅዝት፡ (v. መአኀዛት፡) ἐνθέμια ...

.... 25,33; Ex. 25,34 (v. መአኀዝ፡); መኣኅዝት፡ (v. መአኀዛት፡) ἐνθέμια Ex. 38,16; גְּבִיעִ...

... 37,19 sec. text. Hebr. in Cod. C (Oct. P. II. p. 92.); item ...

... 15,6; ይዌርዉ፡ አልባሲሆሙ፡ Act. 22,23; ወርዉኒ፡ (v. ውርዉኒ፡) ውስተ፡ ባሕር፡ Jon. 1,12; Gen. 3...

...23; ይውርውዎሙ፡ Dan. 3,20 var.; ከመ፡ ይውርዎሙ፡ (v. ይወርዎሙ፡) ማእከለ፡ ባሕር፡ Kuf. p. 160; ትዌር...

... ከመ፡ ይውርዎሙ፡ (v. ይወርዎሙ፡) ማእከለ፡ ባሕር፡ Kuf. p. 160; ትዌርዎሙ፡ ማእከለ፡ እሳት፡ Hez. 5,4; ወ...

...ይከ፡ Job 22,5; እከይሆሙ፡ Jud. 20,34; እከዪሃ፡ (v. እከይሃ፡) የዐልዎ፡ ለራእይ፡ Sir. 25,17; እከይሁ...

...v. እከይሃ፡) የዐልዎ፡ ለራእይ፡ Sir. 25,17; እከይሁ፡ v. እከዪሁ፡ Sir. 14,7; ይኄይስ፡ እከዪሁ፡ (v. እከ...

... እከይሁ፡ v. እከዪሁ፡ Sir. 14,7; ይኄይስ፡ እከዪሁ፡ (v. እከይሁ፡) ለብእሲ፡ እምነ፡ ኂሩታ፡ ለብእሲት፡ Sir. ...

... : ሐዘን፡ ታጠውቆ፡ ለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ Herm. p. 39; ኣጠውቃ፡ ለነፍስየ፡ በእዴየ፡ Job 13,14; ያ...

... : ግርማከ፡ ኢያጥውቀኒ፡ v. ኢያጥቀኒ፡ Job 13,21. ...

... ): ርእየ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ከመ፡ ያጠውቅዎ፡ (v. አጥወቅዎ፡) ἐπείγουσιν Dan. apocr. 13,...

.... (cujus ô , sequentem literam b ex v ortam esse, indicat). Pl. ሆባያት፡, av...

...eo loco ubi LXX ἴβεις habent, Ae. ሆባይ፡ (v. ሆባያት፡) exhibet. Voc. Ae. inter avi...

...e. inter ferarum nomina: ሆባይ፡ ዘ፡ ዝንጅሮ፡ (v. ዝንጀሮ፡). Vid. etiam Rüppell Reise I....

...x. Enc. …; Pl. ኪነት፡ (v. ኬነት፡ et ኬናት፡) Jer...

...Kuf. 11; ኵሉ፡ ኪነተ፡ (v. ኬነተ፡) አሕማር፡ Apoc....

...8,17; ኬነት፡ ዘማእነም፡ (v. ኪነት፡) Ex. 37,21; Ex. 38,23 hebr. ...

... : ፩ ምስለ፡ ካልኡ፡ አስተጸንዖሙ፡ (v. አስተጻንዖሙ፡) ለሠናይ፡ Sir. 42,24; ቅዱሳን፡ አ...

... : አስተጸንዖሙ፡ (v. አስተጻንዖሙ፡) ፈድፋደ፡ 2 Par. 11,12. ...

...ተጻንዖሙ፡ παραθαῤῥύνειν Chrys. ho. 3; Jsp. p. 348; Sx. Masc. 7 Enc. ...

... fuit , V delect...

... Job 21,13 var.; τρυφᾶν Jac. 5,5; Herm. p. 58; ጸግቡ፡ ወሠብሑ፡ ወፈግዑ፡ በበረከትከ፡ 2 Esr....

...uc. 21,34; Did. 4; Clem. f. 254; ይፌግዕ፡ (v. ይፈግዕ፡) በጽጋብ፡ Sir. 34,3; c. በ፡ rei, ...

..., similitudo , typus : ዝኒ፡ ናሁ፡ መምስሉ፡ (v. መምሰሉ፡) ለዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ (συμφώνως) Koh. 7,1...

... ex mulieribus ejus similis est Jsp. p. 327; Kuf. 38; መምስለ፡ ሞት፡ ተሰምየ፡ ሕማመ፡ ...

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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

Table/Text
Substantivumsubst., pluralisPl. አምጣን፡ , cui et ipsi crebro singularis notio inest ( gramm.§ 131,2); pluralisPl.pluralisPl. አምጣናት፡
1)extensiola, dimensiola, modusla, mensurala: መኑ፡ ሠርዐ፡ አምጣኒሃ፡ liber Jobi.Job 38,5 ; መጠን፡ ዳግም፡ Ezrae et Nehemiae libri canonici.2 Esr. 13,20 sequensseq.; በከመ፡ አምጣኒሁ፡ κατὰ τὰ μέτρα ταῦτα Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 40,24 ; እሉ፡ አምጣነ፡ ምሥዋዕ፡ በእመታት፡ Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 43,13 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 6,23 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 7,48 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 26,8 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 22,14 ; አምጣኒሃ፡ ἡ διαμέτρησις αὐτῆς Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 38,39 ; Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 21,16 ; ዘአልቦቱ፡ መጠነ፡ immensuslaLiturgiae in N. T. romano impressae; numeri significant folia et columnas.Lit. 171,1 ; mensura qua metiuntur: ሰሐበ፡ አምጣነ፡ Threni, liber biblicus.Thren. 2,8 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 61,3 -5; Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 44,13 ; ambitusla, circumferentiala: አምጣን፡ ዘየዐውዶ፡ n. 222Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 52,21 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 7,3 ; አምጣነ፡ ዐውዳ፡ Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 7,10 ; nec non አምጣን፡ Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 72,37 ; Henochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 78,3 ; etiam de scriptis et dictis, ut: verbala ኅዳጥ፡ በመጠን፡ ወፍድፉድ፡ በኀይል፡ pauca quidem numero sed superabundantia vilaChrysostomi Tagsâʃs.Chrys. Ta. 17.
2)quantitasla, ut: ይእቲ፡ ሠናያት፡ እንተ፡ ከመዝ፡ መጠና፡ bona quorum talis est qunatitaslai.e. tanta Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 9 ; ἀριθμός Apocalypsis Joannis.Apoc. 13,18 ; videasvid.infra usum hujus vocis ad denotanda pronomina et adverbia quantitatis.
3)ratiola, proportiola, modus justusla, rhythmusla, videasvid.infra usum praepositionum et conjunctionum መጠነ፡ et አምጣነ፡ et በአምጣነ፡ : praeterea: ፈድፋደ፡ እምአምጣነ፡ ኀይልነ፡ ad Corinthios epistola Pauli II.2 Cor. 1,8 ; በጽሑ፡ ለመጠነ፡ አካል፡ ad justam aetatem perveneruntla(suae tutelae facti) F.N. 24,3; pervenitla ለአምጣነ፡ ብእሲ፡ ad justam staturam virilaOrg.; etiam de rhythmo orationis usurpatur, ut: ለሐሰቶሙ፡ በአምጣን፡ ወበመስፈርት፡ ያስተጠአጥኡ፡ ወያሞግሱ፡ በኀቤሆሙ፡ τὸ ψεῦδος ῥυθμοῖς καὶ μέτροις εἰς τὸ ἐπίχαρί τε καὶ ἐπιμελὲς ἐκτετορευμένον Cyr. cumc.not able to find explanation in abbreviation listPall. f. 65.
4)dignitaslai.e.
a)auctoritasla, honoris gradusla: እለ፡ የዐብይዎሙ፡ በመጠን፡ Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 11 ; ልዕልና፡ መጠኑ፡ celsitudo dignitas ejuslaChrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 11 ; አልዐልኩ፡ መጠንየ፡ et የዐቢ፡ መጠንየ፡ በኀቤሁ፡ Josippon vel Pseudojosephus, Josephi Ben Gorion Historia Judaeorum.Jsp. p. 338.
b)meritumla, ut: አልዐልከኒ፡ ዘኢመጠንየ፡ exaltasti me supra meritum meumlaLit. Joh.; ዘኢመጠንየ፡ ወኢድልወትየ፡ Lit. Jac.; አኮ፡ መጠንነ፡ ንክሥት፡ Oratio AzariaeOr. Az. 9 ( videasvid.supra መጥነ፡ ).
5)modus rei vel personae est id quod ejus pretio vel dignitati convenitla, ei sufficitla, sat estla: ኵሉ፡ ክብር፡ ኢኮነ፡ መጠና፡ οὐκ ἄξιον αὐτῆς ἐστί Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 3,15 ; ኵሉ፡ ክብር፡ ኢመጠና፡ ላቲ፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 8,11 ; ኢመጠንየ፡ ዘረከበኒ፡ በጌጋይየ፡ liber Jobi.Job 33,27 ; ወምንት፡ መጠና፡ ( ለዕለት፡ ) τίς ἔσται ἱκανὸς αὐτῇ; Joelis prophetia.Joel 2,11 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 8,18 ; hinc: መጠኑ፡ sufficit eila, ut Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 10,25 ; Lucae evangelium.Luc. 6,40 ; ወኢመጠኑ፡ ይሖሩ፡ Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 16,31 ; መጠንከ፡ ἱκανούσθω σοι Paralipomenon liber I.1 Par. 21,15 .
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translations extensio la dimensio la modus la mensura la immensus la ambitus la circumferentia la verba la pauca quidem numero sed superabundantia vi la quantitas la bona quorum talis est qunatitas la ratio la proportio la modus justus la rhythmus la ad justam aetatem pervenerunt la pervenit la ad justam staturam viri la dignitas la auctoritas la honoris gradus la celsitudo dignitas ejus la meritum la exaltasti me supra meritum meum la id quod ejus pretio vel dignitati convenit la ei sufficit la sat est la sufficit ei la
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references Job 38,5 2 Esr. 13,20 Hez. 40,24 Hez. 43,13 3 Reg. 6,23 3 Reg. 7,48 Ex. 26,8 Jer. 22,14 Jer. 38,39 Apoc. 21,16 Lit. 171,1 Thren. 2,8 Hen. 61,3 Jes. 44,13 Jer. 52,21 3 Reg. 7,3 3 Reg. 7,10 Hen. 72,37 Hen. 78,3 Chrys. Ta. 17. Chrys. ho. 9 Apoc. 13,18 2 Cor. 1,8 Pall. f. 65. Chrys. ho. 11 Chrys. ho. 11 Jsp. p. 338. Or. Az. 9 Prov. 3,15 Prov. 8,11 Job 33,27 Joel 2,11 Rom. 8,18 Matth. 10,25 Luc. 6,40 3 Reg. 16,31 1 Par. 21,15
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maṭan , pluralisPl. ʾamṭān
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መጠን፡ maṭan «proportionfr, qualitéfr» ― ልክ፡ Ms. BNFabb217, fol. 47v.
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መጠን፡ maṭan (pluralisPl. አምጣን ʾamṭān ) measureen, measurementen, extenten, circumferenceen, amounten, dimensionen, proportionen, valueen, worthen, quantityen, sizeen, durationen, moderationen
መጠን- maṭan- with suffix pronouns it is enough foren, (he) deserving ofen, (he) worthy ofen
መጠነ፡ አካል maṭana ʾakāl manhooden, videasvid. አካል፡
ዘአልቦቱ፡ መጠን zaʾalbottu maṭan boundlessen, endlessen
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Cross-references: videasvid. also አምጣን፡
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translations proportionfr qualitéfr measureen measurementen extenten circumferenceen amounten dimensionen proportionen valueen worthen quantityen sizeen durationen moderationen it is enough foren (he) deserving ofen (he) worthy ofen manhooden boundlessen endlessen
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    መጠን, lemma contributed by Andreas Ellwardt Pietro Maria Liuzzo Magdalena Krzyżanowska to the Online Lexicon Linguae Aethiopicae, ed. Alessandro Bausi, last modified on 2024-03-25 https://betamasaheft.eu/Dillmann/lemma/Lb3e307df6d7f4145a5369807ce001adf , accessed on 2024-10-07

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