Meaning of "Amharic" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF AMHARIC

Amharic  [æmˈhærɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMHARIC

Amharic can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AMHARIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amharic language

Amharic (/æmˈhærɪk/ or /ɑːmˈhɑrɪk/; Amharic: አማርኛ, Amarəñña, IPA: ( listen)) is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia. It is the second-most spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic, and the official working language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Thus, it has official status and is used nationwide. Amharic is also the official or working language of several of the states within the federal system. It has been the working language of government, the military, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church throughout medieval and modern times. Outside Ethiopia, Amharic is the language of some 2.7 million emigrants. It is written (left-to-right) using Amharic Fidel, ፊደል, which grew out of the Ge'ez abugida—called, in Ethiopian Semitic languages, ፊደል fidel ("alphabet", "letter", or "character") and አቡጊዳ abugida (from the first four Ethiopic letters, which gave rise to the modern linguistic term abugida). There is no agreed way of transliterating Amharic into Roman characters.

Definition of Amharic in the English dictionary

The definition of Amharic in the dictionary is the official language of Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family. Other definition of Amharic is denoting or relating to this language.

TRANSLATION OF AMHARIC

Find out the translation of Amharic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Amharic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Amharic» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 阿姆哈拉语
• Translator English - Spanish: amárico
• English: Amharic
• Translator English - Hindi: अम्हारिक
• Translator English - Arabic: الأمهرية
• Translator English - Russian: амхарский
• Translator English - Portuguese: amárico
• Translator English - Bengali: আমহারিক
• Translator English - French: amharique
• Translator English - Malay: Amharic
• Translator English - German: Amharisch
• Translator English - Japanese: アムハラ語
• Translator English - Korean: 암하라어
• Translator English - Javanese: Amharic
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Amharic
• Translator English - Tamil: அம்ஹரிக்
• Translator English - Marathi: अम्हारिक
• Translator English - Turkish: Amharca
• Translator English - Italian: amarico
• Translator English - Polish: amharic
• Translator English - Ukrainian: амхарська
• Translator English - Romanian: amharică
• Translator English - Greek: Αμχαρικά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Amharic
• Translator English - Swedish: Amhariska
• Translator English - Norwegian: amharisk

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMHARIC»

Discover the use of Amharic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Amharic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Colloquial Amharic

No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes this new edition of Colloquial Amharic your best choice in personal language learning?

David Appleyard, 2013

Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook

The day had started with a mountain-top view of the Blue Nile and now the vibrant city nightlife takes you in... In This Guide: New pronunciation guide and Amharic script. Expanded dictionary with over 1000 words.

Tilahun Kebede, 2002

Ethiopian Amharic Phrase Book

Amharic is the most widely spoken language in Ethiopia and therefore the most useful for travelers to this destination to know.

Tilahun Kebede Gabriel, Catherine E. Snow, 1996

Introductory Grammar of Amharic

This book closes the gap for beginners who want to study the Amharic language and had difficulties in finding the right grammar for this purpose: The first grammar of Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia, was published by Hiob Ludolf ...

Wolf Leslau, 2000

An Amharic Reader

The subject matter of this 1924 reading book was collected in Addis Abeda from literate Amharas and was translated as literally as possible.

J. I. Eadie, 2011

Advanced Amharic Lexicon: A Supplement to Concise ...

This compilation which is a companion for the popular concise Amharic-English dictionaries aims to serve the needs of advanced Amharic users.

Girma Y. Getahun, 2003

Initia Amharica: An Introduction to Spoken Amharic

This early twentieth-century book on Amharic grammar and vocabulary broke new ground by focusing on the modern, spoken language.

C. H. Armbruster, 2010

Amharic And Ethiopic Onomastics: A Classic Ethiopian Legacy, ...

This book examines the history and development of names in pre-Christian and Christian Ethiopia as well as the syntax and meaning of Amharic and Ethiopic personal names.

Elias Yemane, 2004

Amharic-English, English-Amharic dictionary

In the above context Endale Zenawi's dictionary is archetypal; this is a much used and loved dictionary. The first edition had been out of print since 1975.

Endale Zenawi, 2007

Amharic-English, English-Amharic dictionary

This bilingual dictionary includes romanization of the Amharic-English portion for those unfamiliar with the Ethiopic script.

A. Zekaria, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMHARIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Amharic is used in the context of the following news items.

Knesset Aliya committee criticizes conditions at Mevaseret …

Sharf said the absorption center provides prayer books with Amharic translations, programs for the holidays and to teach Jewish history, and ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»

Ethiopians in US resent Obama's visit to country

While many customers at Dama's are Amharic speakers who oppose the ruling party, many who frequent similar District eateries, such as Axum ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

Why Afaan Oromo Should Be the Other Federal Working Language …

The title of my thesis was "Ethiopia's Choice of Federal Working Language and Its Implications for Non-Amharic Languages: The Case of Afaan ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

4000 Djibouti workers to arrive in KSA

The ministry now receives workers' complaints in Arabic, English, Urdu, Hindi, Bahasa, Tagalog, Amharic, Malayalam and Bangla. Copyright: ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»

School notes

... other languages included Chinese, French, Russian, German, Vietnamese, Japanese, Ukranian, Korean, Somali, Swahili and Amharic. «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»

BEYOND GRANDMA'S KITCHEN

Referring to the smallest grain in the world, early farmers must have said “teffa” (“it is lost,” in Amharic) so often that the word became ... «EthioSports, Jul 15»

Fairfax County volunteer opportunities

Northern Virginia Family Service needs speakers of Amharic, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish and Somali to interpret for clients receiving counseling ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

An Ethiopian odyssey

Language is not the theme of the film but Amharic sounds strange and distant for the rest of the world and that's good for the movie.” «Screen Africa, Jul 15»

Ethiopia's mountain of waste becomes a new energy source

It is a towering mountain of waste, a 50-year-old dumpsite, in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, locally known as Koshe, an Amharic word meaning ... «Cleanleap, Jul 15»

The Land of Biblical Famine or the African Tiger?

My speech, emotional and tearful gratitude, in broken English, was a mere expression of "hazen" in local language Amharic to say grief. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»