ሰቆቃው

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Ge'ez

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Etymology

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Cognate with Arabic شَجِيَ (šajiya).

Noun

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ሰቆቃው (säḳoḳaw)

  1. lamentation, mourning, wailing, dirge
    • Wisdom of Solomon 18:10
      ወዕሪተ ፡ ኲነኔ ፡ ገብር ፡ ምስለ ፡ እግዚኡ ፡ ተቀሢፎ ፡ ወዘጽጒሂ ፡ ይትዔረይ ፡ ምስለ ፡ መንግሥት ፡ የሐምም ።
      wäʿritä kʷinäne gäbr məslä ʾəgziʾu täḳäśifo wäzäṣgʷihi yətʿeräy məslä mängəśt yäḥämm .
      But the discordant cry of the enemies echoed back, and a pitiful voice of lamentation for children was spread abroad.

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