ቀንአት

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Ge'ez

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the root of ቀነየ (ḳänäyä, to acquire) imagining the resin or oil acquired from the relevant plants. Possibly a phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi) or directly its Egyptian etymon or the Aramaic descendant, with respect to its descendant Amharic ኮማ (koma, a kind of large Ferula resembling Ferula communis subsp. communis from the leaves of which also cakes are baked).

Noun

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ቀንአት (ḳännəʾät)

  1. galbanum or stacta

Descendants

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  • Arabic: قِنَّة (qinna, Ferula; galbanum) (probably)

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