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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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(raro እም፡ , videasvid.infra annot.), conjunctioconj.[ אִם ܐܶܢ إِنْ ] et cum praepositiopraep. ለ፡ composita ለእመ፡ ( gramm.§ 170,1 et § 205)
A)conditionalis,
1)in conditione simplice, ubi utrum aliquid fiat factumve sit an non, in medio relinquitur (quare differt a ሶበ፡ col. 355) sila, quodsila: construitur cumc.c.Perf., sive actio praeterita significatur: Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 22,21 ; liber Jobi.Job 8,4 ; liber Jobi.Job 31,9 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation listDan. apocr. 1,54 ; ad Colossenses epistola Pauli.Col. 2,20 ; ad Timotheum epistola I.1 Tim. 5,10 ; sive praesens vel futura Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 28,20 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 28,21 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 44,22 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 10,4 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 21,2 sequensseq.; Judicum liber.Jud. 16,6 ; Regum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 16,2 ; Ezrae liber apocryphus (Graecus)1 Esr. 4,31 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 49,13 ; liber Jobi.Job 9,3 ; liber Jobi.Job 11,12 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 4,6 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 11,10 ; Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 57,8 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 4,1 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 33,15 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 45,17 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 45,18 ; Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 33,13 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation listDan. apocr. 1,22 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 16,26 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 7,3 ; Epistola Joannis I.1 Joh. 1,6 ; cumc.Imperf.: Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 15,5 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 30,33 ; እመ፡ ታፈቅራ፡ ለጥበብ፡ ዕቀብ፡ ትእዛዞ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 1,26 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 4,16 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 6,32 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 12,1 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 45,21 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 27,43 ; Actus apostolorum.Act. 18,15 ; ad Corinthios epistola Pauli I.1 Cor. 7,9 ; ad Corinthios epistola Pauli II.2 Cor. 2,2 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation list1 Petr. 2,20 ; n. 725in enunciatione nominali: Regum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 21,4 ; እመሰ፡ ነቢያት፡ እሙንቱ፡ ወቦሙ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 34,15 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 22,23 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 19,10 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 27,42 .
2)Rarius እመ፡ usurpatur in ea conditione, in qua aliquid sumitur quod nec factum est nec facile fiet: ውእቱ፡ ነኪር፡ ለእመ፡ ድኅነ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 16,11 ; cumc. እም፡ in apodosi: ad Corinthios epistola Pauli I.1 Cor. 12,17 ; እፎመ፡ እምጸንዐ፡ በቅድሜከ፡ እመ፡ ለሊከ፡ ኢፈቀድከ፡ Sapientia Salomonis, apocr.Sap. 11,26 ; እመ፡ ነበርኩ፡ ድኅሬክሙ፡ እምዐብየ፡ ሐዘንየ፡ (si vobis superstes essem, magna esset aegritudo mea) Josippon vel Pseudojosephus, Josephi Ben Gorion Historia Judaeorum.Jsp. p. 366 ; እመ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ተቀትለ፡ ምስሌሆሙ፡ እምአዕረፈ፡ ( si interfectus fuissetla) Josippon vel Pseudojosephus, Josephi Ben Gorion Historia Judaeorum.Jsp. p. 366 ; ለእመ፡ ፈቀደ፡ ከመ፡ ይንሣእ፡ መኑ፡ እምከልኦ፡ ለንጉሥ፡ Gadela Lalibela.Gad. Lal.
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e)Insertis particulis interrog. ሁ፡ et ኑ፡ dubii aliquid in sententiam conditionalem infertur, ut Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 22,20 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 14,28 ; Actus apostolorum.Act. 16,15 .
g)pronominibus interrogativis praepositum እመ፡ pronomina relativumrel.indefinita efficit, ut -visla, -libetla, -cumquela: ወእመ፡ ሚመጠነ፡ ኀሠሠ፡ quantumvis quaesieritlaKoheleth (Ecclesiastes), liber biblicus.Koh. 8,17 ; ወለእመኒ፡ መኑ፡ ኮነ፡ ὅστις ἂν ἦ ad Galatas epistola Pauli.Gal. 5,10 ant.
4)in locutionibus disjunctivis,
a)in quibus duae pluresve res vel actiones sumuntur,
α) እመ፡ ወእመ፡ sivela- sivelaKoheleth (Ecclesiastes), liber biblicus.Koh. 5,11 ; ለእመ፡ ወለእመ፡ Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 19,13 .
5)Rarius እመ፡ usurpatur
a)in formulis jurandi ellipticis, ut: እመ፡ አኮ፡ (i.e. אִם־לֹא ) Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 14,28 .
b)tamquam particula temporis quandola: ወሶበ፡ የሐውሩ፡ የሐውር፡ ወእመ፡ ቆሙ፡ ይቀውም፡ Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 1,21 .
c)post varia verba, ubi ad significationem quodlavel utlainclinat, ut: አኮ፡ መንክር፡ እመ፡ ተእኅዘ፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 6,30 ; ምንተ፡ እፈቅድ፡ ለእመ፡ ወድአት፡ ነደት፡ Lucae evangelium.Luc. 12,49 .
B) እምከመ፡ vel ለእምከመ፡ vid. sub ከመ፡
Cross-references: Particula interrogativa: anla, numla, utrumla,
1)rarius in interrogatione directa: Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 19,2 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 47,14 ; ለእመ፡ ይድኅን፡ (v. ይድኅንሁ፡ ) Hezekielis prophetia.Hez. 17,15 .
2)creberrime in obliqua, et post verba explorandi et dubitandi,
b)utrum-anla: እመ፡ ( ለእመ፡ ) ወለእመሂ፡ አልቦ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 24,21 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 42,16 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 16,4 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 11,23 ; ለእመ፡ ኑ፡ ወለእመ፡ ኢ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 27,21 ; እመ፡ ወለእመሂ፡ ኢ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 37,32 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 17,7 ; ለእመ፡ አው፡ Actus apostolorum.Act. 23,9 .
d)rarius anla, ubi interrogatio nulla praemissa est: ወእመቦ፡ liber Jobi.Job 9,26 .
D) እመ፡ vel እም፡ ἄν vid. mox sub እም፡ Pro እመ፡ nonnumquam occurrit እም፡ , cum verbo proxime sequenti conjunctum: ዘእምገበርኩ፡ quod si fecerolaMatthaei Evangelium.Matth. 19,16 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 28,12 (in uno libro, a me inspecto).
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translations si la quodsi la si interfectus fuisset la si non la nisi la si la re vera la si la quidem la si autem la sin la si forte la forsan la ne forte la si forte la si quo modo la etsi la etiamsi la quamvis la licet la -vis la -libet la -cumque la quantumvis quaesierit la sive la sive la sive la vel la si vero non la sin minus la aut, vel la aut la aut la quando la quod la ut la an la num la utrum la utrum-an la an forte la an la quod si fecero la
morphology conj. praep. Subj. Subj. rel.
references Sir. 22,21 Job 8,4 Job 31,9 Dan. apocr. 1,54 Col. 2,20 1 Tim. 5,10 Gen. 28,20 Gen. 28,21 Gen. 44,22 Ex. 10,4 Ex. 21,2 Jud. 16,6 1 Reg. 16,2 1 Esr. 4,31 Ps. 49,13 Job 9,3 Job 11,12 Sir. 4,6 Sir. 11,10 Jes. 57,8 Jer. 4,1 Jer. 33,15 Jer. 45,17 Jer. 45,18 Hez. 33,13 Dan. apocr. 1,22 Matth. 16,26 Rom. 7,3 1 Joh. 1,6 Gen. 15,5 Ex. 30,33 Sir. 1,26 Sir. 4,16 Sir. 6,32 Sir. 12,1 Jer. 45,21 Matth. 27,43 Act. 18,15 1 Cor. 7,9 2 Cor. 2,2 1 Petr. 2,20 1 Reg. 21,4 Jer. 34,15 Sir. 22,23 Matth. 19,10 Matth. 27,42 Sir. 16,11 1 Cor. 12,17 Sap. 11,26 Jsp. p. 366 Jsp. p. 366 Gad. Lal. Ex. 4,1 Gen. 29,8 Prov. 4,16 Sir. 31,6 Matth. 18,3 Matth. 18,34 Matth. 26,42 Marc. 11,26 Joh. 5,47 Joh. 10,37 Ps. 7,3 Ps. 7,4 Job 8,4 Jer. 34,15 Matth. 4,3 Matth. 4,6 Matth. 26,39 Matth. 27,40 Marc. 10,21 Joh. 18,23 Rom. 6,5 Col. 3,1 Matth. 14,28 Jer. 49,13 Ps. 27,1 Joh. 18,23 Matth. 12,28 Sir. 21,1 Job 1,5 Jer. 43,7 Jer. 28,8 Luc. 13,9 Kuf. p. 57 Kuf. p. 150 Jer. 28,8 Rom. 1,13 Rom. 11,14 Phil. 3,11 Num. 22,20 Matth. 14,28 Act. 16,15 Luc. 18,4 Col. 2,5 Ps. 45,2 Koh. 6,3 Jer. 4,30 Jer. 14,12 Job 8,15 Matth. 26,33 Matth. 26,35 Luc. 11,8 2 Esr. 11,9 Jes. 1,18 Jes. 5,9 Jes. 32,19 Esth. 4,16 Sir. 30,4 Sir. 41,9 Ps. 22,4 Ps. 49,13 Hen. 100,5 Joh. 11,25 Koh. 8,17 Gal. 5,10 Koh. 5,11 Ex. 19,13 Luc. 20,5 Luc. 20,6 Rom. 6,16 Phil. 1,21 Am. 9,2 Am. 9,3 Ps. 138,7 Ps. 138,8 Gen. 31,39 Ex. 21,18 Ex. 22,5 Ex. 22,6 Ex. 22,8 Lev. 1,10 Lev. 3,1 Lev. 13,52 Lev. 13,57 Num. 5,6 Num. 15,3 Koh. 12,14 Jes. 30,21 Jer. 49,6 4 Esr. 9,37 Sir. 37,18 Sir. 42,4 Matth. 5,37 Rom. 2,9 Phil. 1,18 Phil. 1,20 1 Cor. 3,22 Jac. 5,12 Clem. f. 91 Sx. Mag. 4. Ex. 22,9 Ex. 22,5 Ex. 22,6 Ex. 23,4 Tob. 6,8 Lev. 17,3 Matth. 12,25 Num. 15,3 Num. 19,18 Hen. 59,2 Gen. 24,49 Gen. 30,1 Ex. 32,32 Jos. 22,22 Jud. 9,20 1 Reg. 2,16 3 Reg. 20,6 4 Reg. 5,17 Jer. 11,21 Ps. 49,23 Dan. apocr. 13,12 Matth. 6,1 Marc. 2,21 Luc. 14,32 Hebr. 10,2 Gen. 24,40 Gen. 33,13 Job 7,2 Job 30,24 Jes. 17,6 2 Par. 6,28 Luc. 2,24 Jac. 3,12 Gen. 13,9 Gen. 24,49 Lev. 1,14 Jos. 24,15 Jes. 7,11 Matth. 6,24 Matth. 12,33 Luc. 16,13 Num. 14,28 Hez. 1,21 Prov. 6,30 Luc. 12,49 3 Reg. 19,2 Jer. 47,14 Hez. 17,15 Ps. 138,23 Ps. 13,3 Cant. 6,11 Cant. 7,13 Jon. 3,9 Thren. 1,12 Jer. 2,10 Jer. 5,1 Jer. 20,10 Luc. 6,7 1 Cor. 7,16 1 Joh. 4,1 Act. 10,18 2 Cor. 2,9 Matth. 26,63 Mal. 1,8 Gen. 37,14 Tob. 5,9 Tob. 8,12 Gen. 24,21 Gen. 42,16 Ex. 16,4 Num. 11,23 Gen. 27,21 Gen. 37,32 Ex. 17,7 Act. 23,9 Jer. 21,2 Thess. 3,5 Job 9,26 Matth. 19,16 Sir. 28,12
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