ሙዝ

Amharic

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).

    Noun

    ሙዝ • (muz?

    1. banana

    Declension

    Definiteness forms of ሙዝ
    masculine
    indefinite ሙዝ (muz)
    definite subject ሙዙ (muzu)
    definite object ሙዙን (muzun)
    general object ሙዝን (muzən)
    Possessive forms of ሙዝ (muz)
    singular plural formal
    first person ሙዜ (muze) ሙዛችን (muzaččən)
    second person m ሙዝህ (muzəh) ሙዛችሁ (muzaččəhu) ሙዝዎ (muzwo)
    f ሙዝሽ (muzəš)
    third person m ሙዙ (muzu) ሙዛቸው (muzaččäw)
    f ሙዟ (muzʷa)

    Descendants

    • Baiso: muze
    • Kachama-Ganjule: muz, muze
    • Sidamo: muuze

    Ge'ez

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).

    Noun

    ሙዝ • (muz)

    1. ensete

    Declension

    References

    Harari

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).

    Noun

    ሙዝ (mūz)

    1. banana

    References

    • Leslau, Wolf (1963), Etymological Dictionary of Harari (University of California Publications: Near Eastern Studies; 1), Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, page 116b

    Tigre

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).

    Noun

    ሙዝ • (muz)

    1. banana

    References

    • Littmann, Enno; Höfner, Maria (1962), “ሙዝ”, in Wörterbuch der Tigrē-Sprache. Tigrē—Deutsch—Englisch (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur; XI)‎[1], Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, page 137b

    Tigrinya

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).

    Noun

    ሙዝ • (muz)

    1. banana