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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 "Sx. Hed." in 2304 entries!

... ብለኔ፡ Sx. Tachs. 5; ምንዳደ፡ ብለኔ፡ ...

...chs. 5; ምንዳደ፡ ብለኔ፡ Sx. Jac. 13; Sx. Sen. 7; ወደይዎሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ምን...

... ብለኔ፡ Sx. Jac. 13; Sx. Sen. 7; ወደይዎሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ምንዳደ፡ እሳት፡ ወአውዐ...

... ዲበ፡ ዐራተ፡ ኀጺን፡ Sx. Hed. 22; si quibus est ሐጹር፡ communi...

... ዲበ፡ ዐራተ፡ ኀጺን፡ Sx. Hed. 22; si quibus est ሐጹር፡ communis, ኢይ...

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...Stuttgart. f. 117; p. 301; ሰአለቶ፡ ያመንኵሳ፡ Sx. Tachs. 10; Sx. Tachs. 25; Sx. Mij. ...

...17; p. 301; ሰአለቶ፡ ያመንኵሳ፡ Sx. Tachs. 10; Sx. Tachs. 25; Sx. Mij. 11. ...

...ቶ፡ ያመንኵሳ፡ Sx. Tachs. 10; Sx. Tachs. 25; Sx. Mij. 11. ...

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... ፅንሱ፡ በአፈ፡ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ፡ Sx. Genb. 29; በከመ፡ ...

... ተበስረ፡ እምአፈ፡ ማርቆስ፡ Sx. Mij. 22; Sx. Mag. 20. ...

...ፈ፡ ማርቆስ፡ Sx. Mij. 22; Sx. Mag. 20. ...

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... theatrum , Sx. Haml. 5; Sx Tachs. 12; ቤተ፡ ተያጥሮን፡ S...

... , Sx. Haml. 5; Sx Tachs. 12; ቤተ፡ ተያጥሮን፡ Sx. Mag. 17; ዘ...

..., Sx. Haml. 5; Sx Tachs. 12; ቤተ፡ ተያጥሮን፡ Sx. Mag. 17; ዘትያጥሮን፡ ...

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... , raro physice, ut: ማእሰር፡ ድሩክ፡ Sx. Teq. 21 Enc.; plerumque ethice: ወዔሳ...

... ልሳን፡ ድሩክ፡ ወዐይን፡ ምዑክ፡ Sx. Hed. 5 Enc.; opp. ...

...፡ ድሩክ፡ ወዐይን፡ ምዑክ፡ Sx. Hed. 5 Enc.; opp. ርኅሩኅ...

...; opp. ርኅሩኅ፡ Lud. ex Sx. Hed. 10 Enc.; de equo ...

...p. ርኅሩኅ፡ Lud. ex Sx. Hed. 10 Enc.; de equo ...

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...፡ እምሥጋ፡ Phlx. 98; Sx. Masc. 18. ...

...፡ I Sal. Mar. 41; Sx. Ter 21; Sx. ...

... I Sal. Mar. 41; Sx. Ter 21; Sx. Nah. 16; ...

... ሥጋሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ አልዐዛር፡ Sx. Teq. 21; Sx. Hed. 17; Sx. Masc. 15;...

...ልዐዛር፡ Sx. Teq. 21; Sx. Hed. 17; Sx. Masc. 15; Sx. Ter 27; ...

...፡ Sx. Teq. 21; Sx. Hed. 17; Sx. Masc. 15; Sx. Ter 27; ፍልሰተ፡...

... Sx. Teq. 21; Sx. Hed. 17; Sx. Masc. 15; Sx. Ter 27; ፍልሰተ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ...

...Sx. Teq. 21; Sx. Hed. 17; Sx. Masc. 15; Sx. Ter 27; ፍልሰተ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ...

...፡ ኀበ፡ ገዳመ፡ አስቄጥስ፡ Sx. Nah. 19 al. ...

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... eremita Aeg. celeberrimus (Sx. Pag. 4). ...

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...: ብእሲት፡ ብህምት፡ ወጽምምት፡ Sx. Haml. 8. ...

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...n loci Aegypti in Synaxariis memoratum: Sx. Mag. 8. ...

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... Bithynia (Sx. Ter 20; Kid.),...

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... opifex , ኬነውት፡, Sx. Masc. 5. ...

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... amictus , Sx. Haml. 21 Enc. (vid. sub ...

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...axariis memoratum: Sx. Teq. 17. ...

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...axariis memoratum: Sx. Masc. 3. ...

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... carminatus : ጸምር፡ ብዙት፡ Jud. 6,37 ann.: Sx. Tachs. 16. ...

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...arias (Ptrr. Al. LXIV; filius Barachiae Sx. Masc. 8). ...

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... n. viri, Sx. Nah. 29. ...

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...n loci Aegypti in Synaxariis memoratum: Sx. Haml. 13. ...

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... , ጳኵምዮስ፡ Pachomius (Sx. Genb. 14; Phlx.; Reg. Pach.). ...

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...፡ ዘቀለዮጳ፡) Did. 43; Sx. Haml. Clopas. ...

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