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  • 'ጹ', 'ፁ'
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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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not foundsubst.,
1)migratiola
b)conversioneslacoeli, ግዕዘ፡ ሰማይ፡ τροπαὶ οὐρανοῦ liber Jobi.Job 38,33 .
c)concretus, e (opp. abstracto)concr.: ii qui emigraveruntla, secesseruntla, liberi facti suntla. Hoc nomine ግዕዝ፡ populus Aethiopum, qui ex Arabia in Abyssiniam migravit, se ipse appellabat (cfr. አግዓዚ፡ ), videasvid. I,4; 56 sequensseq.Deinde eodem nomine vocabantur
α)terra Aethiopumlai.e. Abyssinia, sive ብሔረ፡ ግዕዝ፡ Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: MaskaramSx. Masc. 25 Enc. ; sive ግዕዝ፡ simplex, fem. , ut: ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ቆመ፡ በቀልት፡ ወአርዝ፤ ዘፈረየተከ፡ ግዕዝ፤ ይስሐቅ፡ ጥቡዕ፡ ሰማዕተ፡ አምላክ፡ ዐዚዝ፤ Synaxaria; sequuntur nomina mensium HamlêSx. Haml. 5 Enc. ; እስከ፡ ዮም፡ ትትፌሣሕ፡ ግዕዝ፡ Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TahsasSx. Tachs. 18 Enc .
β)lingua Aethiopicala, sive ልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ sive ግዕዝ፡ simplex: ተዐልዋ፡ እምዕብራይስጢ፡ ኀበ፡ ግዕዝ፡ M.M. f. 49; not able to find explanation in abbreviation listChrys. f. 150 ( videasvid. sub ተተርጐመ፡ ).
2)plerumque m. , pluralisPl. ግዕዛት፡ ( Fetḥa Nagast; numeri significant capita capitumque partes.F.N. 43,12 ; Philexius; numerus significat quaestiones.Phlx. 4 ). Sicut τρόπος vel ἀναστροφή
a)versandi vel agendi ratiola, vitala, moresla, studiumla, sentiendi ratiola, ingeniumla: በኵሉ፡ ግዕዝከ፡ ἀναστροφή Tobit, liber apocryphus.Tob. 4,14 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation list1 Petr. 1,15 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation list1 Petr. 2,12 ; ad Galatas epistola Pauli.Gal. 1,13 ; ግዕዝኪ፡ τρόπος Regum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 25,33 ; ዝኬ፡ ውእቱ፡ ግዕዞሙ፡ ( τρόπος pro τόπος ) liber Jobi.Job 18,21 ; βίος ግዕዝ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ነውር፡ Sapientia Salomonis, apocr.Sap. 4,9 ; ἀγωγή ad Timotheum epistola II.2 Tim. 3,10 ; ὁδός , ὁδοί , ታአምሩ፡ ግዕዞሙ፡ ለቴማን፡ ወእከዮሙ፡ ለሳባን፡ liber Jobi.Job 6,19 ; ይፈድዮ፡ ለሰብእ፡ በከመ፡ ግዕዙ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 11,26 ; ዝንቱ፡ ውእቱ፡ ግዕዝኪ፡ እምንእስኪ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 22,21 ; Actus apostolorum.Act. 14,16 ; ኃጥእ፡ ዘክልኤቱ፡ ግዕዙ፡ ወምክዕቢተ፡ የሐውር፡ τρίβους Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 2,12 ; ἡ ἔξοδος καὶ εἴσοδος Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 3,25 ; ad Thessalonicenses epistola Pauli I.1 Thess. 1,9 romanae editionisrom.; ኵሉ፡ ሰብእ፡ ይረክብ፡ ዘከመ፡ ግዕዙ፡ ἔργα Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 16,14 ; ἤθη ad Corinthios epistola Pauli I.1 Cor. 15,33 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation listClem. f. 199 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 1,29 ; ዘእንበለ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ἀθέμιτος 1 not able to find explanation in abbreviation listPetr. 4,3 ; ὅρμημα Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 32,22 ; διάνοια Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 34,3 ; γνῶμαι ግዕዞሙ፡ ለረሲዓን፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 12,26 ; እለ፡ የሐውሩ፡ በግዕዞሙ፡ θελήματα Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 23,17 ; ἐνθυμήματα Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 7,24 ; ኀደጎ፡ በግዕዙ፡ በዘፈቀደ፡ διαβούλιον Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 15,14 ; አልብየ፡ ዘከመ፡ ግዕዝየ፡ ἰσόψυχον ad Philippenses epistola Pauli.Phil. 2,20 ; እምልብሰቱ፡ ለሰብእ፡ ወእምሑረቱ፡ ወእምሠሐቁ፡ ይትዐወቅ፡ ግዕዙ፡ τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 19,30 ; Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 2,25 ; ለእመ፡ ኢኮነት፡ ከመ፡ ግዕዝከ፡ κατὰ χεῖρά σου Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 25,26 ; ጠቢብ፡ በሥነ፡ ግዕዙ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 26,17 ; እምነ፡ ግዕዙ፡ ያሜክርዎ፡ ለሰብእ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 27,7 ; ለንኡስኒ፡ ወለዐቢይኒ፡ አሠኒ፡ ግዕዘከ፡ ወቃለከ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 29,23 ; ኢትወልጥ፡ ግዕዘከ፡ μὴ ἀλλάξῃς σεαυτόν Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 30,29 ; ወልድከ፡ ዘኢየሐውር፡ በግዕዝከ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 35,22 ; ዘይቤለከ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ኦሆ፡ በሎ፡ ለግዕዙ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 13,9 ; በግዕዘ፡ ልቦሙ፡ እኩይ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 13,10 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 1,11 ; Actus apostolorum.Act. 24,10 ; ዐርዮ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ὁμόνοια Hermae pastor, Aethiopice, ed. d’Abbadie 1860. 8°.Herm. p. 36 ; ብእሲ፡ ምስለ፡ ብእሲቱ፡ እለ፡ የኀብሩ፡ ግዕዘ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 25,1 ; እምከመ፡ ዐረዩ፡ ግዕዛቲሆሙ፡ Philexius; numerus significat quaestiones.Phlx. 4 ; ውእቱ፡ እምሰብእ፡ ሠናያነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ Josippon vel Pseudojosephus, Josephi Ben Gorion Historia Judaeorum.Jsp. p. 321. Etiam pro variis aliis Graecorum vocibus usurpatur:
α) ላሕዎ፡ በከመ፡ ግዕዙ፡ κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτοῦ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 38,17 ; κρίσιν Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 38,16 .
γ) συνείδησις (conscientia vitaelahoneste actaela): ስምዐ፡ ግዕዝነ፡ ad Corinthios epistola Pauli II.2 Cor. 1,12 ; በሠናይ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ad Timotheum epistola I.1 Tim. 1,5 ; ad Timotheum epistola I.1 Tim. 1,19 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation list1 Petr. 3,21 .
b)indolesla, naturala, essentiala, ( Wesende) hominis: በኵሉ፡ ግዕዝክሙ፡ καρδίαις not able to find explanation in abbreviation list1 Petr. 3,15 ; χάρισμα ad Corinthios epistola Pauli I.1 Cor. 7,7 ; ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ግዕዘ፡ (Platt ለግዕዘ፡ ) ነፍስቶሙ፡ ይገብሩ፡ οἱ κατὰ σάρκα ὄντες ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 8,5 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 8,8 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 8,9 ; Dei: tres personae ይትወሐዱ፡ ለ፩ ዘውእቱ፡ ግዕዝ፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb.; ግዕዞሙ፡ ዘኢይትፈለጥ፡ Lit. Joh.
c)naturala, indoleslarerum: ግዕዘ፡ ብሔር፡ ἴχνη Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 42,9 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 42,12 ; ግዕዞን፡ ለአእባን፡ Hermae pastor, Aethiopice, ed. d’Abbadie 1860. 8°.Herm. p. 11 ; ሰማይ፡ ጥቀ፡ ሠናይት፡ ወብርህት፡ ፈድፋደ፡ በግዕዛ፡ Chrysostomi Tagsâʃs.Chrys. Ta. 16 ; ባሕር፡ ወለጠ፡ ግዕዞ፡ Chrysostomi homiliae} in epistolam ad Hebraeos; citatur secundum numerous homiliarum vel Tagsâʃsorum.Chrys. ho. 27 (cfr. ግዕዘ፡ ሰማይ፡ liber Jobi.Job 38,33 supra sub 1, b).
d)ratiola, modusla, in Acc.: rationela, ut: ከመ፡ ኢይትከየድ፡ (I personapers.) ግዕዘ፡ ልስሐተ፡ ጼው፡ ግዱፍ፡ Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TeqemtSx. Teq. 12 Enc . n. 1189
3)In specie nomine ግዕዝ፡ , quatenus significat nativumla, usitatumla, simplexla, appellantur
a)formalavel ordo literarumlaAlphabeti Aethiopici simplexla, ut , ( oppositum, -o, -nituropp.iis formis quae annexis vocalium notulis immutatae sunt, ut ሆ፡ ሂ፡ ሊ፡ al.).
b)primus e tribus canendi modisla, quibus Abyssini in decantandis hymnis suis liturgicis utuntur ( videasvid. ዕዝል፡ et አራራይ፡ ), scilicetsc.communislavel simplexla: ወእምዝ፡ ትብል፡ ጸሎተ፡ ቅዳሕ፡ ዘእምዳዊት፡ በዜማ፡ ግዕዝ፡ Maʃshafa Genzat.Genz. f. 123 ; Maʃshafa Genzat.Genz. f. 20 ; Deguâ, thesaurus hymnorum ecclesiasticorum, Mss.Deg. creberrime, ut: ህየንተ፡ ዕዝል፡ ዘነግህ፡ ግዕዝ፡ al.
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translations migratio la excessus la conversiones la ii qui emigraverunt la secesserunt la liberi facti sunt la terra Aethiopum la lingua Aethiopica la agendi ratio la vita la mores la studium la sentiendi ratio la ingenium la vitae la actae la indoles la natura la essentia la Wesen de natura la indoles la ratio la modus la ratione la nativum la usitatum la simplex la forma la ordo literarum la simplex la primus e tribus canendi modis la communis la simplex la
morphology subst. fem. m. Acc.
references Act. 10,10 Ps. 115,2 Job 38,33 Sx. Masc. 25 Enc. Sx. Haml. 5 Enc. Sx. Tachs. 18 Enc Chrys. f. 150 F.N. 43,12 Phlx. 4 Tob. 4,14 1 Petr. 1,15 1 Petr. 2,12 Gal. 1,13 1 Reg. 25,33 Job 18,21 Sap. 4,9 2 Tim. 3,10 Job 6,19 Sir. 11,26 Jer. 22,21 Act. 14,16 Sir. 2,12 2 Reg. 3,25 1 Thess. 1,9 Sir. 16,14 1 Cor. 15,33 Clem. f. 199 Rom. 1,29 Petr. 4,3 Ex. 32,22 Gen. 34,3 Prov. 12,26 Jer. 23,17 Jer. 7,24 Sir. 15,14 Phil. 2,20 Sir. 19,30 Joh. 2,25 Sir. 25,26 Sir. 26,17 Sir. 27,7 Sir. 29,23 Sir. 30,29 Sir. 35,22 Sir. 13,9 Jer. 13,10 4 Esr. 1,11 Act. 24,10 Herm. p. 36 Sir. 25,1 Phlx. 4 Jsp. p. 321. Sir. 38,17 Sir. 38,16 2 Cor. 2,19 2 Cor. 1,12 1 Tim. 1,5 1 Tim. 1,19 1 Petr. 3,21 1 Petr. 3,15 1 Cor. 7,7 Rom. 8,5 Rom. 8,8 Rom. 8,9 Gen. 42,9 Gen. 42,12 Herm. p. 11 Chrys. Ta. 16 Chrys. ho. 27 Job 38,33 Sx. Teq. 12 Enc Genz. f. 123 Genz. f. 20 Deg.
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