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This app is built with exist-db, and uses Lucene as the standard search engine. This comes with several options available. A full list is here

Below very few examples.

sample result
* *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...

I,1raro ጸለመ፡ ( Hermae pastor, Aethiopice, ed. d’Abbadie 1860. 8°.Herm. p. 83 ), SubjunctivusSubj. ይጽለም፡ rarius ይጽልም፡ [ ظلم ( צֶלֶם ܨܰܠܡܳܐ ), vicinusvic.II ጸለለ፡ ]
1)obscurarila, tenebrislavel caligine circumfundila, caligarela, tenebrosum esselavel fierila: ለትጽለም፡ ይእቲ፡ ሌሊት፡ liber Jobi.Job 3,4 ; ጽልመት፡ ኢይጸልም፡ በኀቤከ፡ Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 138,11 ; ይጽለም፡ ሰማይ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 4,28 ; Regum liber biblicum III.3 Reg. 18,45 ; ጸልሙ፡ ማያት፡ Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 17,13 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 14,2 ; ጸልመ፡ ዓለም፡ Matthaei Evangelium.Matth. 27,45 ; Lucae evangelium.Luc. 23,44 .
a)de facie tetricala( obnubilarila): ጸልመ፡ ገጹ፡ διετράπη Esther, liber biblicus.Esth. 7,8 ; ተወለጠ፡ ገጾሙ፡ ወጸልመ፡ Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 37,6 ; Ezrae Apocalypsis; citatur secundum capita et commata editionis Laurentianae.4 Esr. 7,31 ; Danielis prophetia.Dan. 5,6 ; Danielis prophetia.Dan. 5,9 ; ኢይጽለምከ፡ (v. ኢይጽልምከ፡ ) ገጽከ፡ Danielis prophetia.Dan. 5,10 .
b)de oculis ( caligarela, occaecarila): ጸልመ፡ ዐይንነ፡ Threni, liber biblicus.Thren. 5,17 ; Koheleth (Ecclesiastes), liber biblicus.Koh. 12,3 ; Psalmi, ex editione Ludolfi.Ps. 68,28 ; ad Romanos epistola Pauli.Rom. 11,10 ; etiam de eo, cujus oculi caecutiunt: ተጸለለ፡ ወጸልመ፡ Actus apostolorum.Act. 13,11 ; de mente, scientia: F.N. 5 ( videasvid. sub ገዝፈ፡ ).
d)tenebrae factae suntla ጸልመ፡ Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 6,17 ; cumc.pronomen suffixumpron. suff.pro Dat.( alicuila): ይጸልመክሙ፡ ወኢትሬእዩ፡ Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 8,22 ; ዘእንበለ፡ ይጽለምክሙ፡ πρὸ τοῦ συσκοτάσαι Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 13,16 .
2)nigrum essela, nigrescerela: Hermae pastor, Aethiopice, ed. d’Abbadie 1860. 8°.Herm. p. 83 ; ጸሊመ፡ ሥዕርት፡ Koheleth (Ecclesiastes), liber biblicus.Koh. 11,10 ; ይጸልም፡ ገጾሙ፡ እምጢስ፡ Epistola Jeremiae, apocrypha.Ep. Jer. 20.
nomennom.numeralenum., plerumque masculinis junctum, Acc. ሰማኒተ፡ , octola; በ፴ ወሰማኒቱ፡ ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ Paralipomenon liber II.2 Par. 16,1 ; ወለደ፡ ፳ ወሰማኒተ፡ አትቡዐ፡ Paralipomenon liber II.2 Par. 11,21 ; ዐሠርቱ፡ ወሰማኒቱ፡ ነፍስ፡ Genesis liber Pentateuchi.Gen. 46,22 ; not able to find explanation in abbreviation list1 Petr. 3,20 ; 2 not able to find explanation in abbreviation listPetr. 2,5 ; Encomia Synaxarii, Actis singulorum dierum addita; citantur secundum menses et dies: TerrSx. Ter 27 Enc.; አትረፈ፡ ሰማኒተ፡ ነፍሰ፡ Lit. Orth.
participiumpart.
1)sedensla: ትዜሀር፡ ንቡረከ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤትከ፡ Regum liber biblicum IV.4 Reg. 14,10 ; ad Corinthios epistola Pauli I.1 Cor. 14,30 ; Org.; ይሰክቡ፡ ንቡረ፡ dormiunt sedenteslaReg. Pach.
2)positusla, Lucae evangelium.Luc. 24,12 ; Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 2,6 ; Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 20,6 ; n. 653Exodus, liber Pentateuchi.Ex. 29,23 ; Jeremiae prophetia.Jer. 24,1 ; መልዕልተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሰማያት፡ መንበርከ፡ ንቡር፡ Ascensio Isaiae ed. Laurence 1819. 8°.Asc. Jes. 7,22 ; Ascensio Isaiae ed. Laurence 1819. 8°.Asc. Jes. 8,7 ; ሀለዉ፡ ንቡራን፡ መልዕልተ፡ አርእስቲሆሙ፡ Paralipomenon liber II.2 Par. 4,12 .
a)impositusla: አርዑት፡ ዘንቡር፡ ዲበ፡ መትከፍቶሙ፡ Jesaiae prophetia.Jes. 9,4 .
c)constitutuslavel usu receptuslaF.N. 12 ( videasvid. sub ቅዳሴ፡ ).
d) ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ cui manus sunt impositaelai.e. manuum impositione consecratuslavel ordinatuslaLiturgiae in N. T. romano impressae; numeri significant folia et columnas.Lit. 170,1 ; V.S. (Praeterea ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ appellatur antistes ecclesiae laicusla, Axumae, videasvid.Bruce I p. 521; not able to find explanation in abbreviation listRüpp. II p. 267 ; 109, et aliorum oppidorum, 87).
3)manensla, duransla: ንቡር፡ ጌጋይክሙ፡ μένει Evangelium Joannis.Joh. 9,41 .
a)is qui estla: እስመ፡ ንቡር፡ ውስተ፡ አፉሆሙ፡ መጥባሕት፡ Proverbiorum liber biblicus.Prov. 12,18 ; ዘንቡር፡ ውስተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አንቀጽ፡ id quod estla(i.e. scriptum legiturla) in hoc capitela, F.N. 37.
b)perseveransla: Maria ኮነት፡ ንብርተ፡ ትሰምዕ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚእነ፡ Philexius; numerus significat quaestiones.Phlx. 3.
(Dillmann 2 d)
1) ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ nǝbura ʾǝd
a) head of the Aksum Ṣǝyon Church (see also the comment below) ወሶበ፡ ርእዩ፡ ካህናት፡ ሐዘኑ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ወነገርዎ፡ ለንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡Quando i sacerdoti videro, si rattristarono moltissimo, e lo dissero al nebura ʾed Gabra ʾIyasusit 90 § 229 (ed.), 55 § 229 (tr.); ወአቃጽንሂ፡ ይሠይም፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ እምደብተራ፡Le ʾaqāṣen élira le nebura ed en le choisissant parmi les dabtarāfr 9 l. 21–22 (ed.), 9 l. 30–31 (tr.); ወእንዘ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ኖብ፡et pendant que le nebura ed était Nobfr 26 l. 31 (ed.), 30 l. 20 (tr.); ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ አራም፡le nebura ed Arāmfr 53 l. 16 (ed.), 64 l. 10 (tr.); ወሀብኩ፡ አነ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ አራም፡ እምነ፡ አሹር {it should be እሹር፡ according to the ms. Éthiopien d’Abbadie 225 p. 147} ከመ፡ ትኩነኒ፡ መርሐ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ፭፡ ዘአድ፡ አስሕትያ፡Moi, le nebura ed Ara{sic}m, afin que [cela] me conduise au royaume des cieux, j’ai donné, sur le ašur, 5 [champs] de Ad Asḥatyāfr 56 l. 5–7 (ed.), 67 l. 17–19 (tr.) እንዘ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ዘአክሱም፡ ፍስሐ፡ ጽዮን፡pendant que le nebura ed d’Aksoum était Fesḥa Ṣyonfr 26 l. 3–4 (ed.), 29 l. 10–11 (tr.); እንዘ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ዘአክሱም፡ ወራቅ፡ መአሰሬ፡ ኖብ፡pendant que le nebura ed d’Aksoum et le rāq maʾasarē était Nobfr 31 l. 11–12 (ed.), 36 l. 15–16 (tr.); ወንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ዘአክሱም፡ አዝማች፡ ይስሐቅ፡le nebura ed d’Aksoum, l’azmāč Yesḥaqfr 43 l. 29–30 (ed.), 52 l. 11–12 (tr.); ወካዕበ፡ ሠራዕነ፡ ሎሙ፡ ወሐገግነ፡ ሐዲሰ፡ ሕገ፡ በዘመንነ፡ ዘኢነበረ፡ በቀደምት፡ አበዊነ፡ ነገሥታት፡ ለንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ዘአክሱም፡ ወለሊቀ፡ አክሱም፡De plus, de notre temps, nous avons édicté et établi pour le nebura ed et pour le chef d’Aksoum une loi nouvelle, qui n’existait pas sous les anciens rois, nos pèresfr 74 l. 12–14 (ed.), 88 l. 33–35 (tr.) (‘Propriamente «colui su cui si sono imposte le mani», è in senso specifico la maggioge autorità di ʾAksum (vd. 653; 386; 621), attestata però anche per altre località, per es. nel Liber Axumae, per Madarā Bankʷal (vd. rispettivamente 33 l. 1, 38 l. 13, doc. nr. 31; 38 l. 16, 45 l. 12. doc. nr. 42).’ 55 n. 22)
b) head of an important monastery (see also the comment above) እንዘ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ዘበንኰል፡ ተንሥአ፡ መድኅን፡pendant que le nebura ed de Bankual était Tanseʾa Madḫenfr 45 l. 11–12 (ed.), (tr.); ወእንዘ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ዘመደራ፡ አባ፡ ኤፍሬም፡et pendant que le nebura ed de Madarā était abbā Ēfrēmfr 33 l. 1–2 (ed.), 38 l. 13 (tr.)
Cross-references: for አፈ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ videasvid. አፍ፡ (TraCES)
2) ንቡረ፡ እድነት፡ nǝbura ʾǝdǝnnat the function of nǝbura ʾǝd በ፸ወ፪፡ ዓመት፡ ሜጥነ፡ ላቲ፡ ለእምነ፡ ጽዮን፡ ገበዘ፡ አክሱም፡ ኵሎ፡ ሕጋጋቲሃ፡ ወሥርዓታ፡ ወኵሎ፡ ጕልታቲሃ፡ ወሢመተ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድነትሂ፡ ዘእንቲአሃ።L’année 72 après l’abrogation [décrétée] par les rois précédents, nous avons rendu à notre mère Ṣyon, cathédrale d’Aksoum, toutes ses lois et ordonnances, tous ses fiefs et la charge de nebura edfr 48 l. 27–29 (ed.), 58 l. 19–22 (tr.)
gubṭān Substantivumsubst. captainen በ፻፡ ፺፡ ወ፭፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ሞተ፡ ጉብጣን፡ ዶምክስታቡ።L’an 195 de la miséricorde, mourut le capitaine Dom Christovam (gubtān Domkestābu).fr 68 l. 12–13 (ed.), 82 l. 24–25 (tr.)