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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...

You found "Rüppell I p." in 3356 entries!

... quadril. I decorticare in specie: grana, zeam...

..., ሐንፀፀ፡ ḥanḍaḍa ሐንፀፀ፡ ḥanḍaḍa quadrl., I, የሐነፅፅ፡, የሐንፅፅ፡ «scyphos ex cornu bu...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 15. 54 ኀንጸጸ ḫanṣaṣa, (, ) ሐንጸ...

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... I,3 [prima radicis ܫܰܪ שָׁרַר potestas...

... śārara, ሳረረ፡ sārara ሳረረ፡ sārara I,3 ይሳርር፡ fundavit, posuit thesim, fon...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 44. 165 ሣረረ śārara, (, 165) ...

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... I,2 [hujus radicis significatio prima ...

... laqqǝḥa ለቅሐ፡ laqqǝḥa I,2 ይሌቅሕ፡, ይለቅሕ፡ «prêter» ― አበደረ፡ Ms. ...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 4. 27 ለቅሐ laqqǝḥa lend ዘይሌቅ...

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... I,1 [סָחַב سَحَبَ; amh. ሳበ፡] Subj. ይ...

...ራስ፡ እለ፡ ይስሕቡ፡ ሰረገላተ፡ 3 Reg. 3a,21; Jsp. p. 328; አርዑተ፡ Deut. 21,3; እንዘ፡ ይስሕብዋ፡ ...

...ናስ፡ ሰሐቦን፡ ውስተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ግብር፡ Chrys. Ta. 15; p. 316 Nr. 51; in bonam partem: ዝንቱ፡ ግ...

... saḥaba ሰሐበ፡ saḥaba I,1 ይስሕብ፡, ይስሐብ፡ attraxit, extraxit at...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 43. 163 ሰሐበ saḥaba (yǝsḥab) d...

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... I,1 [propagatum e radice satis nota קָ...

... pers.: ኢይመቍሰከ፡ ἀνυστέρητος ἔσῃ Herm. p. 37. – Voc. Ae.: መቈሰ፡ (v. መቍሰ፡) ወነቀበ...

... v. I, 2 abs...

... vereiteln ‘(= I,1)’ ...

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... I,1 [cum שָׁגַג שָׁגַה (שָׁכַה שָׁכַח ...

...αθητήσεται Jer. 20,10; ስሒት፡ ἀπάτη Herm. p. 91; 1 Tim. 2,14; ብዙኃን፡ እለ፡ ስሕቱ፡ በሥነ...

... sǝḥta ስሕተ፡ sǝḥta I,1 ይስሕት፡, ይስሐት፡ yǝsḥat aberravit, in ...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 43. 164 ስሕተ sǝḥta (yǝsḥat) mak...

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... I,1 et { I,2} [sensu convenit cum שָׁל...

... I,1 et { I,2} [sensu convenit cum שָׁלֵם et שִׁ...

...ጠ፡ potentem esse , dominari ] Subj. I,1 ይስልጥ፡ I,1 intransit. integrum ,...

...m esse , dominari ] Subj. I,1 ይስልጥ፡ I,1 intransit. integrum , incolumem...

... : ሰለጥኩ፡ በዘ፡ አብጽሐ፡ ሊተ፡ Phil. 4,18. I,1 et { I,2} transit. integrum facer...

...በዘ፡ አብጽሐ፡ ሊተ፡ Phil. 4,18. I,1 et { I,2} transit. integrum facere , comp...

...aṭa, ሠለጠ፡ śalaṭa; sallaṭa ሰለጠ፡ sallaṭa I,2 ይሴልጥ፡, ይሰልጥ፡ absolvit, perfecit, f...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 43. (Le forme verbale intensive ሰ...

... 43. (Le forme verbale intensive ሰለጠ፡ I,2 n’est pas enregistrée dans le .) ...

...trée dans le .) 162–163 ሰለጠ፡ salaṭa I,1 (yǝslǝṭ), ሠለጠ፡ śalaṭa be whole, be...

...finished, be consummated ሰለጠ፡ sallaṭa I,2 fulfill an obligation, finish, com...

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... ላሐወ I,3 (Imperf. et Subj. ይላሑ፡, Infin. ላ...

... lāḥawa ላሐወ፡ lāḥawa I,3 ይላሑ፡ … «pleurer» ― አለቀሰ፡ Ms. BNFab...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 4. 23 ላሐወ lāḥawa mourn for, la...

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... 13; M.M. f. 326; እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘይሤለስ፡ በአካሉ፡ I Sal. Mar. 1; ዘይሤለስ፡ በአካላት፡ Cat. Bodl...

...I Sal. Mar. 1; ዘይሤለስ፡ በአካላት፡ Cat. Bodl. p. 16; p. 520 (etiam I,2 ይሤልስ፡ በአካላት፡ ...

...Mar. 1; ዘይሤለስ፡ በአካላት፡ Cat. Bodl. p. 16; p. 520 (etiam I,2 ይሤልስ፡ በአካላት፡ Ludolfu...

... በአካላት፡ Cat. Bodl. p. 16; p. 520 (etiam I,2 ይሤልስ፡ በአካላት፡ Ludolfus e Synodo exc...

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... (vel ሠፀረ፡) I,2, raro I,1 [شَصَرَ cornu percussit...

... (vel ሠፀረ፡) I,2, raro I,1 [شَصَرَ cornu percussit, confodit...

...ሤጽር፡ (at 1 Reg. 6,14 Platt: ሞሰር፡ ዘይሠፅር፡ p.79); Did. 10; Imperat. ሠጽርዋ፡ ለዖም፡ Ga...

...ḍara, śaḍara, ሰጸረ፡ śaṣara ሠፀረ፡ śaḍḍara I,2 ይሤፅር፡, ይሠፅር፡ «fendre du bois» ― ፈለ...

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... et ስሕጠ፡ I,1 Subj. ይስሕጥ፡ [ܫܰܚܶܛ, שִׁחֵת, سَحَ...

... saḥaṭa, sǝḥṭa ሰሐጠ፡ saḥaṭa, ስሕጠ፡ sǝḥṭa I,1 laesit, violavit (virginem), bless...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 43. 164 ሰሐጠ፡ saḥaṭa, ስሕጠ፡ sǝḥ...

.... 43. 164 ሰሐጠ፡ saḥaṭa, ስሕጠ፡ sǝḥṭa I (yǝsḥaṭ) wound, injure, molest, hurt...

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... I,1 [i.q. حَنَكَ intellexit, percepit...

...[i.q. حَنَكَ intellexit, percepit ; et I II IV expertum reddidit et usu reru...

...buere, edocere , quae verba quomodo cum I ሐነከ፡ cohaereant, Ges. in thes. p. 49...

...do cum I ሐነከ፡ cohaereant, Ges. in thes. p. 498 demonstrare conatus est] intel...

... ḥanaka, ኀነከ፡ ḫanaka ሐነከ፡ ḥanaka I,1 የሐንክ፡, ይሕንክ፡ «rougir, avoir honte,...

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... ሐወዘ I,2 prop. desiderium et appetitum alic...

...ዛ፡ ለልብነ፡ Jer. 18,12; ሐወዞሙ፡ ምግባሮሙ፡ Herm. p. 72; impers. seq. እስመ፡, ut: ሐወዘኒ፡ እስ...

... voluntati alicujus: ይሔውዞ፡ ለግዕዙ፡ Herm. p. 59; Sir. 18,18. – Voc. Ae.: ሐወዘ፡ ብ፡...

... ḥawaza ሐወዘ፡ ḥawaza I,1 የሐውዝ፡, ይሕወዝ፡ «charmer, être agréab...

...comfortable, be satisfied, agree ኢሐወዘ i-ḥawaza- with object suffix pronouns ...

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... I,1 [سَلَبَ שָׁלַף ܫܠܰܦ; vic. שָׁלַל, ...

... salaba ሰለበ፡ salaba I,1 ይሰልብ፡, ይስልብ፡ exuit, spoliavit, det...

...ionale Centrale di Roma, Orientale 134, p. 42. 162 ሰለበ salaba I (yǝslǝb)...

...entale 134, p. 42. 162 ሰለበ salaba I (yǝslǝb) take off, strip off, take a...

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... I,1 (etiam per ሰ et አ) [amh. ሣለ፡; יָצַ...

...ጠረ፡ ሥጋክሙ፡ ወመንፈሰክሙ፡ ወሠዐለክሙ፡ በክሂሎቱ፡ Jsp. p. 290. delineare , designare , ...

... ወይሥዐሉ፡ ላዕሌሁ፡ ሥዕለ፡ ምድረ፡ ግብጽ፡ በምልኣ፡ Jsp. p. 287. pingere , effingere : እፈቅ...

...ingere : እፈቅድ፡ ከመ፡ ትሥዐሊ፡ ሊተ፡ ሥዕሎሙ፡ Jsp. p. 322; ለዛቲ፡ ሥዕል፡ ሠዐላ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ Sx....

... śaʿala, ሠአለ፡ śaʾala ሠዐለ፡ śaʿala I,1 ይሥዕል፡, ይሥዐል፡ «peindre» ― ሣለ፡ Ms. B...

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...ia motus fuit, sensit (vid. Ges. thes. p. 459); حَسْحَسَ II; al.] Stirpis I,1...

...hes. p. 459); حَسْحَسَ II; al.] Stirpis I,1 Ludolfus significationem „ movere ...

... ḥosa ሖሰ፡ ḥosa I,1 የሐውስ፡, ይሑስ፡ «agiter, mouvoir, ébra...

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... I,1 fervescere , ignescere , igne ...

...ι 2 Petr. 3,12; ለእመ፡ ረስነት፡ (መቅጹት፡) Jsp. p. 289; Imperat.: ርስን፡ በቅንአት፡ M.M. f. ...

... rasna, ረሰነ፡ rasana ረሰነ፡ rasana I,1 ይረስን፡, ይርስን፡ «s’échauffer (un fer,...

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... ሐለለ I,2 i.q. አሕለለ፡ q.v. ...

... ḥalala ሐለለ፡ ḥalala I,1 የሐልል፡, ይሕልል፡ «être chaud, être brû...

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... (in Abyssinia frequentissima, vid. Rüppell I p. 227; Harris II Anh. p. 51): ግበ...

... Abyssinia frequentissima, vid. Rüppell I p. 227; Harris II Anh. p. 51): ግበ፡ ...

...byssinia frequentissima, vid. Rüppell I p. 227; Harris II Anh. p. 51): ግበ፡ ዝእ...

... vid. Rüppell I p. 227; Harris II Anh. p. 51): ግበ፡ ዝእብ፡ σπήλαιον ὑαίνης Jer. ...

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...ሐሪር፡ ዘሀሎ፡ በክሳዱ፡ Sx. Haml. 19 Enc.; vid. Rüppell I. p. 282; Rüppell II. p. 24; Harris...

...፡ በክሳዱ፡ Sx. Haml. 19 Enc.; vid. Rüppell I. p. 282; Rüppell II. p. 24; Harris I...

...ክሳዱ፡ Sx. Haml. 19 Enc.; vid. Rüppell I. p. 282; Rüppell II. p. 24; Harris I. p...

... Haml. 19 Enc.; vid. Rüppell I. p. 282; Rüppell II. p. 24; Harris I. p. 382; Harris ...

...c.; vid. Rüppell I. p. 282; Rüppell II. p. 24; Harris I. p. 382; Harris II. p....

...ll I. p. 282; Rüppell II. p. 24; Harris I. p. 382; Harris II. p. 130; Isenberg...

...I. p. 282; Rüppell II. p. 24; Harris I. p. 382; Harris II. p. 130; Isenberg le...

...II. p. 24; Harris I. p. 382; Harris II. p. 130; Isenberg lex. p. 30 sub ማተብ፡ ...

.... 382; Harris II. p. 130; Isenberg lex. p. 30 sub ማተብ፡ „ ligamen brachii , ...

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