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Normal and Shift contain mainly Fidal. Alt and Alt-Shift diacritics.

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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'

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  • 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.

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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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A)cum pronomen suffixumpron. suff.omnium personarum conjunctum verbi haberelavicem explet, ut: ብየ፡ penes mela( estla) i.e. habeola( gramm.§ 167,1, b; § 176,3, h). Res, quam quis habet, primitus subjecti instar in Nominativo posita, ut: ዘቦሙ፡ ጥበብ፡ penes quo sapientia estlai.e. qui sapientiam habentlaHenochi liber, Aethiopice, ed. Dillmann 1851. 4°.Hen. 5,8 ; ምንት፡ ብኪ፡ quid est tibilai.e. quid habesla? Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 2,17 , plerumque in Acc.subjungi solet, ut: እስመ፡ ቦ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ጥሪተ፡ Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 19,22 . Is qui habet si non pronomine sed nomine significandus est, pronomini suffixo vocis ብየ፡ caet. plerumque in Nominativo apponitur, ut: ቦሙ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ሮቤል፡ እንስሳ፡ ብዙኀ፡ filii Ruben jumenta multa habebantlaNumeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 32,1 ; ብእሲ፡ ቦቱ፡ ክልኤተ፡ ውሉደ፡ Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 21,28 ; rarius praepositione ለ፡ ad pronomen suffixumpron. suff.refertur, ut: ወባቲ፡ ለርብቃ፡ እኅወ፡ penes eamla ad Rebeccamlarelatum, fratremlai.e. Rebecca habebat fratremlaGenesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 24,29 . Frequentissimus est hic praepositionis usus: ብየ፡ አንሰ፡ ብዙኀ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 33,9 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 22,29 ; ምንተ፡ ብየ፡ ምስሌከ፡ Marci Evangelium.Marc. 1,24 ; Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 2,4 ; Joelis prophetia.Joel 4,4 ; ንሕነ፡ ብዙኀ፡ እንስሳ፡ ብነ፡ Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 32,4 ; እመ፡ ብከ፡ ውሉደ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 7,23 ; አንተ፡ ሃይመኖት፡ ብከ፡ Jacobi epistola.Jac. 2,18 ; ምንተ፡ ብከ፡ ምስለ፡ ሰላም፡ Regum liber biblicum IV.4 Reg. 9,18 ; ብኪ፡ ብዙኀ፡ በረከተ፡ Lucae evangelium.Luc. 12,19 ; ቦ፡ ዐጸደ፡ not able to find explanation in abbreviation listDan. apocr. 1,4 ; አፈ፡ ቦሙ፡ Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 113,13 ; Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 12,2 ; Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 14,6 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 13,19 ; Numeri, liber Pentateuchi.Num. 32,17 ; Deuteronomium.Deut. 1,28 ; Deuteronomium.Deut. 3,5 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 36,39 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 5,21 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 42,1 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 42,2 ; ዘባ፡ quidquid habetlaExodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 21,10 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 1,20 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 39,4 ; እመ፡ ቦሙ፡ አበሳ፡ እሉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ Judith liber apocryphus.Judith 5,20 ; ዘቦ፡ ላዕሌሁ፡ መንፈሰ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ Danielis prophetia.Dan. 5,11 ; ዘቦ፡ ብፅአተ፡ Malachiae prophetia.Mal. 1,14 ; ኪያሁኒ፡ ዘቦ፡ eum quoque quem habetlaProverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 19,4 ; እለ፡ ኪያሃ፡ ቦሙ፡ habentes eamlaPsalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 93,15 ; ad Timotheum epistola I.1 Tim. 6,2 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 7,2 ; ብየ፡ ኀቤየ፡ mecum habeolaRegum liber biblicum I.1 Reg. 9,8 ; etiam de rebus praedicatur, ut: ወቀዳሚትኒ፡ ባቲ፡ ሥርዐተ፡ ምሥዋዕ፡ ad Hebraeos epistola.Hebr. 9,1 ant.; etiam omisso objecto: እመ፡ ብከ፡ ἐὰν ἔχῃς , Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 13,5 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 1,18 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 13,12 ; Marci Evangelium.Marc. 4,25 .
B)cum pronomen suffixumpron. suff.tertiae personapers.sing.m. conjunctum, scilicetsc. ቦ፡ et ቦቱ፡ significat: estla, exstatla, praesto estla, adestla( יֵשׁ , ܐܺܝܬ ; gramm.§ 167,1, b; § 192,1, b).
2)creberrime sequensseq.pronomenpron.relat.
a) ቦ፡ ዘ፡ ቦ፡ እለ፡ est quila, sunt quila, quidamla: ቦ፡ ዘይስሕት፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይፈቅድ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 19,16 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 19,27 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,5 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,6 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,7 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,8 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,9 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,10 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,11 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 20,12 ; ቦ፡ እለ፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 13,7 ; ቦ፡ ዐርከ፡ ዘጸላኤ፡ ይከውነከ፡ Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 6,9 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 37,1 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 37,2 ; Liber Siracidae (Ecclesiasticus).Sir. 37,4 ; Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 14,13 ; Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 16,28 ; ወቦ፡ ዘአአምንሂ፡ καὶ μέρος τι πιστεύω ad Corinthios epistola Pauli I.1 Cor. 11,18 .
β) እመቦ፡ ዘ፡ si quislavel numla( anla) quisla: ወእመቦ፡ ዘመጽአ፡ ኀቤኪ፡ Judicum liber.Jud. 4,20 ; Jacobi epistola.Jac. 5,19 ; Epistola Joannis I.1 Joh. 2,1 ; ኅሥሡ፡ እመቦ፡ ዘይገብር፡ ፍትሐ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 5,1 .
b) ቦ፡ አመ፡ nonnumquamla, interdumla, et repetitum: modola modolaChrysostomi Tagsâʃs.Chrys. Ta. 10 ; Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 11,25 .
d) ቦ፡ ሶበ፡ aliquandola ποτέ Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 41,7 .
e) ቦ፡ ከመ፡ est quodlavel accidit utla, Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 1,10 ; እመቦ፡ ከመ፡ ይገብር፡ εἰ ποιήσει Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 21,2 ; Regum liber biblicum II.2 Reg. 18,3 ; idem significat
f) ቦ፡ዘ፡ , ut: እመቦ፡ ዘሐወጸኒ፡ liber Jobi.Job 31,14 ; እመቦ፡ ዘስሕትኩ፡ si est quod peccaverimlaliber Jobi.Job 6,24 .
3)suffixis particulis interrogativis ሁ፡ et ኑ፡ frequentissime usurpatur
a)vice particulae interrogativae: numquid?la
β)sive sequensseq. ዘ፡ , ut Judicum liber.Jud. 4,20 ; Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 5,5 ; Ruth liber biblicus.Ruth 1,11 ; ቦሁ፡ ዘሰአልኩክሙ፡ μή τι ὑμᾶς ᾔτησα ; liber Jobi.Job 6,22 .
b)sequentibus variis adverbiis et adjectivis relativis, ut: ቦሁ፡ አመ፡ ነገሩክሙ፡ num unquam?laJesaiae prophetia.Jes. 45,21 ; ቦሁ፡ ኀበ፡ ይሴወሩ፡ እምኔየ፡ num uspiam?laJeremiae prophetia.Jer. 23,24 ; ቦሁ፡ vel ቦኑ፡ ዘ፡ num quis?laut: ቦኑ፡ ዘየሀይድ፡ μὴ λήψεταί τις Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 49,24 ; ቦሁ፡ ዘተርፈ፡ ኀቤከ፡ Amosi prophetia.Am. 6,10 . videasVid.etiam አልቦ፡ et እንብየ።
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translations habere la penes me la est la habeo la penes quo sapientia est la qui sapientiam habent la quid est tibi la quid habes la filii Ruben jumenta multa habebant la penes eam la ad Rebeccam la fratrem la Rebecca habebat fratrem la quidquid habet la eum quoque quem habet la habentes eam la mecum habeo la est la exstat la praesto est la adest la quamdiu la in manu tua est la est qui la sunt qui la quidam la alius la alius la si quis la num la an la quis la nonnumquam la interdum la modo la modo la alicubi la uspiam la modo la modo la aliâs la aliâs la aliquando la est quod la accidit ut la si est quod peccaverim la numquid? la num unquam? la num uspiam? la num quis? la
morphology pron. suff. Acc. pron. suff. pron. suff. m. Acc. pron.
references Hen. 5,8 Jer. 2,17 Matth. 19,22 Num. 32,1 Matth. 21,28 Gen. 24,29 Gen. 33,9 Num. 22,29 Marc. 1,24 Joh. 2,4 Joel 4,4 Num. 32,4 Sir. 7,23 Jac. 2,18 4 Reg. 9,18 Luc. 12,19 Dan. apocr. 1,4 Ps. 113,13 2 Reg. 12,2 2 Reg. 14,6 Num. 13,19 Num. 32,17 Deut. 1,28 Deut. 3,5 Ps. 36,39 Jer. 5,21 Gen. 42,1 Gen. 42,2 Ex. 21,10 Gen. 1,20 Gen. 39,4 Judith 5,20 Dan. 5,11 Mal. 1,14 Prov. 19,4 Ps. 93,15 1 Tim. 6,2 Rom. 7,2 1 Reg. 9,8 Hebr. 9,1 Sir. 13,5 Matth. 1,18 Matth. 13,12 Marc. 4,25 1 Reg. 9,11 Gen. 24,25 Gen. 24,23 Prov. 3,27 Ps. 13,3 Ps. 57,11 2 Reg. 9,1 Jud. 18,14 Ruth 3,12 Num. 13,20 Matth. 19,12 Joh. 14,2 Sir. 19,16 Sir. 19,27 Sir. 20,5 Sir. 20,6 Sir. 20,7 Sir. 20,8 Sir. 20,9 Sir. 20,10 Sir. 20,11 Sir. 20,12 Prov. 13,7 Sir. 6,9 Sir. 37,1 Sir. 37,2 Sir. 37,4 Gen. 14,13 Matth. 16,28 1 Cor. 11,18 Matth. 13,4 Matth. 13,5 Matth. 13,6 Matth. 13,7 Matth. 13,8 Matth. 13,9 4 Esr. 14,29 Sir. 36,12 Sir. 44,8 Sir. 44,9 Sir. 48,16 Phil. 1,15 Sx. Ter 1 Enc. Jud. 4,20 Jac. 5,19 1 Joh. 2,1 Jer. 5,1 Chrys. Ta. 10 2 Reg. 11,25 Hebr. 2,6 Pall. f. 69 Pall. f. 70 Theod. f. 15 Hen. 89,41 Marc. 4,8 Luc. 8,8 Jes. 41,7 Ex. 1,10 Jer. 21,2 2 Reg. 18,3 Job 31,14 Job 6,24 Rom. 3,29 Num. 11,23 Ps. 76,7 Ps. 76,8 Jer. 7,11 Jer. 5,22 Jes. 28,24 Jes. 36,12 Job 6,5 Job 7,16 Job 8,3 Job 15,7 Jes. 59,1 Jud. 4,20 Ex. 5,5 Ruth 1,11 Job 6,22 Jes. 45,21 Jer. 23,24 Jes. 49,24 Am. 6,10
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  • Andreas Ellwardt Verschachtelung, on 13.4.2018
  • Andreas Ellwardt last updated txt file and doc file of Lexicon on 19.4.2017
  • Pietro Maria Liuzzo exported from lexicon to XML on 16.1.2017
  • Pietro Maria Liuzzo updated lexicon XML file adding nested senses on 16.1.2017
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