ሐበሻ

Amharic

Alternative forms

  • ሀበሻ (häbäša), ሀቢሻ (häbiša), ሃበሻ (habäša), አበሻ (ʾäbäša)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ge'ez ሐበሠ (ḥäbäśä, literally “Habesha”), historically referring to the Habesha people — an ethnonym for certain groups in the Horn of Africa, especially in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hä.bä.ʃä/

Noun

ሐበሻ • (ḥäbäša) m or f

  1. A member of the Habesha people, typically of Ethiopian or Eritrean heritage.
    Synonym: አበሻ (ʾäbäša)
  2. (by extension) The Semitic languages spoken by the Habesha people, such as Amharic and Tigrinya.

Derived terms

  • ሐበሻነት (ḥäbäšanät)
  • ሐበሻዊ (ḥäbäšawi)

References

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