amwaaras inheritance,
heritage
amwaasab interbreeding,
pollination
amxabbash going in prison
Amxara Amhara
(people and language)
~ amxari-cuure nf agave, sisal
(Agave sisalana)
anada nf skin
ananaas pineapple
anda when?
andam remorse, regret,
repentance
andhadhdhowe to
become green
andharha v to be green
andhax noise, voice
andhaxe to make noise
andodobba turning
upside-down, overturning
andodoodobba rolling,
tumbling
aneemiya anemia
angu breast
angud thunder
aniina being, life, existence,
survival
anna aunt (father’s or mother’s sister)
pl annun m; ~ annat-bacla nm uncle
(aunt’s husband)
anqarrab readiness
anrab tongue
anrabaalë great talker, talkative,
chatterbox, chatty (female)
anrabaale great talker, talkative,
chatterbox, chatty (male)
ansoola sheet
antsag repelling, refusing,
rejecting
antsaqh splash
anu pr I
aqcazit skilled, skilful
aqhaas measuring the
lenght of sth
aqhliim region, zone
aqhsas repetition (in teaching)
Aqhurdat (city of) Agordat/Agordet
araadishe vII to groan, to moan
araado groan, moan
arac gravel
arace to crush the fingers
aracnan crushing the fingers
arar painrel to ararishe,
ararite
ararishe to cause to pain,
to cause to suffer
ararite v to pain, to suffer
arax path, way pl arux m ~
arax magraco fcrossroads,
arax muyfulu crossroads, junction
araz species of tree(s)
(Osyris quadripartita = O. abyssinica)
arco tramp
arcot yoke
arda run, running
arde ground, country, nation
are v to bite
arene snail
argud species of tree(s)
(Maytenus senegalensis)
argufta type of lizard
arhabbash sticking,
joining
arharhe to shiver,
to shudder, to judder
arharho nf shiver, shudder
arhcarhe vII to moo, to bleat
(of goats and sheep)
arhcarhö nf rope used by
women for tying sth on
the back
arhcarho nm moo
arhiifo nf pancreas
arhin nm gland(s)
arhuurhe vII to become wet
arooda nm landslide, landslip
arranshi nm orange fruit (s)
arranshooni nm orange (colour)
arriime vII to be bitten
arrite vII to be bitten
arro nf bite (of animals)
arteri nf artery
arufe nm sewing
arum nm bite, biting
arure nf 1. summary
2. sedimentation
aruuce1 vIII to be wet
aruuce2 vII to become
aruucuse vII to wet
arxibe vII to receive hospitality,
to be invitated
arxibishe vII to give hospitality,
to invitate, to receive (tr)
arxibisheenä nf hostess
arxibisheena nm host
arxibishnan nm giving hospitality,
inviting, receiving
as-al nm drawing, painting
asal nm laugh, laughing
asalxan nm smoothing
asammar nm nailing
asbidaale nm hospital
ascalash nm making heavy
ascallam nm training, teaching
ascandhaa nm making small
ase vII to spend the day,
to pass the day
asgaacaz nm transferring
asgolla nm mixing
asgoogolla nm mixing and stiring,
mixing together
ashaffat nm rebel
ashshenta nm improving,
improvement, progress
ashshiine vII to envy,
to be jealous
ashshiineenä nf envier,
envious/jealous person(female)
ashshiineena nm envier,
envious/jealous person (male)
ashshin nm envy, jealousy
ashshoomiya nf defamation,
slander
askaala nf stairs, ladder
askabar nm increasing the price
askamal nm completing,
concluding
askaren nm skeleton
askok nm dirt, dirtiness ~
askok kale vII to circumcise
(of male)
askokkowe vII to become dirty
askokkoyshe vII to make dirty,
to stain
askoola nf school
askotta nf gathering
asle nm origin, race
(division of humankind)
asli nm original, special
Asmara nf (city of) Asmara
asporti nf exercise of the body,
sport
asqara n teaching
asqath nm pressing, pushing
asqayyar nm changing,
shifting
assaxattat nm wonder,
surprise
astaat nm approximation,
estimate
astantan nm memory,
remembrance
asuuso nf warning
asxaadar nm putting in order,
arranging, arrangment
asxabar nm completing,
completion
asxabbar nm informing,
indicating, information, indication
asxayta nf dew, frost
ataame nf species of shrub(s) or
small tree(s) (Rhus natalensis,
R. retinorrhoea )
atharcash nm pressure
atin pr (subject) you
attobuus nf bus
atu pr (subject) you
awaaj nm proclamation,
declaration
awalwal nm polishing
awde nm house’s door
(for women)
awkä nf child (female), girl
awka nm child (male), boy
awla int where?
awlih int which?
awtista nm driver
awur nm bull, animal for
mounting
awwaaxa nf insect(s), worm(s) ~
awwaaxat-summe nm insecticide
awwal nm the former, the previous,
the first! awwalah just (before)
awwalah see awwal
axaddad nm estimating, measuring
axallaf nm measurement in cubits
axankash nf limping
axbash nm putting in prison
axfas nm 1. scooping up
(with a scoop or by hand)
2. heavy (food or beverage),
indigestible
axmad nm praise
axmag nm bleeding,
blood-letting
axqaqh nm dissolving,
solution, digestion
axraqh nm 1. rage
2. sinking
axtam nm 1. printing
2. closing, closing up,
pluging, blocking
ay1 dem this, that
ay2 int what? ayim,
aymi why? aymih,
aymihi why, how?
aybaddal nm exchanging,
bartering
aybarkat nm economizing,
saving money
aycä nf new-born (female),
baby-girl
ayca nm new-born (male),
baby-boy
aydaras nm teaching
ayeh see ay2
ayidhdha int how much?
how many? from ay and
idhdha; ! ayidhdhah what?
(asking the time)
ayidhdhah see ayidhdha
ayim see ay2
aykee pt until, till, up to
aylolowa nm 1. confusion
2. spoof
ayma nf scraps, left-overs
aymanga nm multiplicating,
multiplication, duplication
aymangada nf acting (drama),
performance, imitation
aymarar nm dissolving ~
aymararti-karima nf digestive organ
aymarax nm guiding, leading
aymasaasal nm similarity, likeness,
resemblance
aymi see ay2
aymih see ay2
aymociya nf repairing, reparation,
adjustment
aynaqhas nm subtraction,
deduction
ayoodin nm iodine
ayrac nm light shower
ayrace vII to rain (light shower)
ayrhabbash nm 1. causing to stick,
causing to join 2. causing to squat,
causing to crouch
ayro nf sun ~ ayrot nizaam
solar system ~ ayrot-dhuma nf
1. west 2. sunset
ayti nf ear ~ ayti waye vII to be deaf,
aytit-wayto nf deafness
aytimalë nf deaf (female)
aytimale nm deaf (male)
ayya nm elder brother
ayyer nm air ~
ayyer-atharcash nm air pressure,
ayyer-xaalaat nm weather
ayzawwar nm driving
azaan nm muezzin’s call to prayer
azar nm heredity\
azgalab nm hare, rabbit
azhar nm appearing, being visible,
being cleared up, becoming clear
azzo nf young cow(s)