ሥር

Amharic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šurš-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɨr/

Noun

ሥር • (sər) ?

  1. root (also figurative)
  2. bottom, base
  3. vein, artery, tendon and similar (and also figuratively)

Postposition

ሥር • (sər)

  1. underneath, below

References

  • Kane, Thomas Leiper (1990), Amharic-English Dictionary (in Amharic and English), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 482b–484a

Harari

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šurš-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɨ̘r/

Noun

ሥር (sər)

  1. root
  2. bottom, base
  3. proximity, close environ
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