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  • 'ሤ','ሴ'
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  • 'ጹ', 'ፁ'
  • 'ጺ', 'ፂ'
  • 'ጻ', 'ፃ'
  • 'ጼ', 'ፄ'
  • 'ጽ', 'ፅ'
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šum Substantivumsubst. ‘chiefen, officialen’ 656b ሹም፡ ክፍሎ፡ ‘le šum Keflofr’ 75 l. 18 (ed.), 90 l. 29 (tr.)
Cross-references: videasvid. also ሥዩም፡
Compounds
a) ሰለዋ፡ ሹም፡ salawā šum chief of Salawāen በውእቱ፡ ዕለት፡ ዘተቀበለ፡ አቅሐ፡ ዘአክሱም፡ ሰለዋ፡ ሹም፡ ፋሬስ። ‘Ce jour, le chef du Salawā, Fārēs, reçut les objets [suivants] d’Aksoum:fr’ 71 l. 4–5 (ed.), 85 l. 17–18 (tr.), videasvid. ሰለዋ፡
b) ሹም፡ ሽረ፡ šum šǝra , ሹም፡ ሲሬ፡ šum sire (title) chief of Šǝreen ወበህየ፡ ተራከቡ፡ ምስለ፡ ሹም፡ ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወአቤተኁን፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወሹም፡ ሲሬ፡ ተክለ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ወምስለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሰየምንተ፡ ትግሬ፡ ‘Là, il se rencontra avec le šum Takla Giyorgis, l’abētaḫun Yoḥannes, le šum du Sirē Takla Selus et avec tous les chefs du Tigréfr’ 89 l. 27–29 (ed.), 102 l. 14–16 (tr.), videasvid. ሽረ፡
Cross-references: videasvid. also ሥዩመ፡ ሽረ፡ under ሥዩም፡ (TraCES)
c) አበርገሌ፡ ሹም፡ ʾabargalle šum chief of ʾAbargalleen በውእቱ፡ ዕለት፡ ዘተቀበለ፡ አቅሐ፡ ዘአክሱም፡ አበርገሌ፡ ሹም፡ ነገደ፡ አብርሃም። ‘Ce jour, le chef de l’Abargalē, Nagada Abrehām, reçut les objets [suivants] d’Aksoum:fr’ 71 l. 14–15 (ed.), 85 l. 28–29 (tr.), videasvid. አበርገሌ፡
d) ዓጋመ፡ ሹም፡ ʾāgāma šum , አጋሜ፡ ሹም፡ ʾagāmē šum , አጋምያ፡ ሹም፡ ʾagāmyā šum chief of ʾAgāmyāen ወበእምባ፡ ሠነይት፡ ሕዱግ፡ ወዘታሕቴሁ፡ ሥዩመ፡ ሰልሲት፡ ሹም፡ አጋሜ፡ ወዘታሕቴሁ፡ ስዩመ፡ እንደርታ፡ ወዘታሕቴሁ፡ ስዩመ፡ ሰሐርት፡ ወዘታሕቴሁ፡ አሕረምነ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይባኡ። ‘Dans Embā Sanayt, au vicaire et à ses dépendants, au chef de l’Endartā et à ses dépendants, au chef du Saḥart et à ses dépendants: nous avons défendu d’[y] entrer.fr’ 40 l. 15–17 (ed.), 47 l. 28–32 (tr.); በውእቱ፡ ዕለት፡ ዘተቀበለ፡ አጋምያ፡ ሹም፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ አቅሐ፡ ዘአክሱም፡ ‘Ce jour, le chef de l’Agāmē, Tēwodros, reçut les objets [suivants] d’Aksoum:fr’ 71 l. 9–10 (ed.), 85 l. 23–24 (tr.), vid. ዓጋመ፡
e) ጭቃ፡ ሹም፡ č̣ǝqā šum , ጭቃ፡ č̣ǝqā hereditary officer of the lowest rank attached to a specific piece of land, in charge of assigning and collecting taxes, keeping register and lodging strangers on the villagers 956, 2221b ወእንዘ፡ ዳኛ፡ እምታሕቴሆሙ፡ ያስቃል፡ ወጭቃሂ፡ አቤቶ፡ አቢዳራ፡ ወመልከኛ፡ አቤቶ፡ አሥራት፡ ወወምበርሂ፡ አቤቶ፡ ክብረ፡ አብ፡ ‘Yāsqāl étant le juge au-dessous du [daǧ azmač], le maire étant l’abēto Abidāra; le chef du pays, l’abēto Asrāt, et le wambar, l’abēto Kebra ʾAb.fr’ 80 l. 7–9 (ed.), 96 l. 17–20 (tr.), videasvid. ጭቃ፡
Comparative and etymological data
from Amharic ሹም šum
information type values
PoS subst.
transcription šum salawā šum šum šǝra šum sire ʾabargalle šum ʾāgāma šum ʾagāmē šum ʾagāmyā šum č̣ǝqā šum č̣ǝqā šum
translations chief en official en le šum Keflo fr chief of Salawā en Ce jour, le chef du Salawā, Fārēs, reçut les objets [suivants] d’Aksoum: fr chief of Šǝre en Là, il se rencontra avec le šum Takla Giyorgis, l’abētaḫun Yoḥannes, le šum du Sirē Takla Selus et avec tous les chefs du Tigré fr chief of ʾAbargalle en Ce jour, le chef de l’Abargalē, Nagada Abrehām, reçut les objets [suivants] d’Aksoum: fr chief of ʾAgāmyā en Dans Embā Sanayt, au vicaire et à ses dépendants, au chef de l’Endartā et à ses dépendants, au chef du Saḥart et à ses dépendants: nous avons défendu d’[y] entrer. fr Ce jour, le chef de l’Agāmē, Tēwodros, reçut les objets [suivants] d’Aksoum: fr Yāsqāl étant le juge au-dessous du [daǧ azmač], le maire étant l’abēto Abidāra; le chef du pays, l’abēto Asrāt, et le wambar, l’abēto Kebra ʾAb. fr
morphology subst.
references
labels vid.vid.vid.vid.vid.vid.
gender
case
bibliography 656b 75 l. 18 (ed.) 90 l. 29 (tr.) 71 l. 4–5 (ed.) 85 l. 17–18 (tr.) 89 l. 27–29 (ed.) 102 l. 14–16 (tr.) 71 l. 14–15 (ed.) 85 l. 28–29 (tr.) 40 l. 15–17 (ed.) 47 l. 28–32 (tr.) 71 l. 9–10 (ed.) 85 l. 23–24 (tr.) 956 2221b 80 l. 7–9 (ed.) 96 l. 17–20 (tr.)
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Revisions
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added a -b - c on 24.8.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska corrections on 29.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added cross reference on 28.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added example on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added example on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska correction on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added cross reference on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added cross reference on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added example on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added example on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added cross references on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska correction on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added traces on 23.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added example on 22.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska corrections on 22.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska correction on 22.6.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska correction of the translation on 19.5.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added compound on 28.4.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added example on 20.4.2022
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added etymology on 20.4.2022
  • Pietro Maria Liuzzo restored changes made by Magda before crash on 9.5.2019 on 10.5.2019
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska added new entry on 8.5.2019
  • Magdalena Krzyżanowska corr on 8.5.2019

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