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US
/ɑmˈhɑɹɪk/
]
NOUN
- the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
ADJECTIVE
-
related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic
the Amharic language
How To Use Amharic In A Sentence
- Volunteers must be fluent in English and at least one of these languages: French, Amharic, Tigrinya (Ethiopian), Arabic or Farsi. Fairfax County volunteer opportunities
- The philologists claimed that Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, etc., were ‘Semitic’ languages, even though philologists could never find a parent Semitic language from which they all derived."
- In fact, until I got here the only meaning I knew for "shinty" was that it's the Amharic word for "piss". Gadling
- The narrow cloisters were packed with humanity, and as they made their way through the press, with the honour guard of acolytes clearing a way for them, black faces called Amharic greetings and black hands reached out to touch them. The Seventh Scroll
- *The name Haile Selassie, incidentally, means 'Holy Trinity' or 'Power of Trinity' in Amharic Languagehat.com: TEXTING IN GE'EZ.
- He knew Abyssinia inside out, spoke Amharic, which is the principal lingo of the country, and had been drill instructor in the service of Emperor Theodore, who had particularly admired his party trick of cleaving a sheep in two (lengthwise, God help us) with a single sword-stroke. Flashman on the March
- You get to know them, and after a while you even learn to say, “Hello—how are you this morning?” in their language which is not Amharic, but either Tigrinya or Tigre. In the Valley of the Shadow
- They are divided into two distinct linguistic entities speaking Amharic and Tigrinya respectively. Ethiopian Jewish Women.
- the Amharic language
- The Amharic alphabet is made up of 33 letters and has seven vowels.
