መስፍን

Ge'ez

Etymology

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Noun

መስፍን • (mäsfən) (plural መሳፍንት)

1. prince, prefect, governor, satrap
2. (biblical) judges of Israel

Related terms

• ሰፈነ (säfänä)
• አስፈነ (ʾäsfänä)
• ስፉን (səfun)
• ስፍን (səfn)
• ስፍነት (səfnät)
• ሰፋኒ (säfani)
• ምስፍና (məsfəna)

References

• Dillmann, August (1865) “መስፍን”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel