Amharic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Oromo jabduu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəbdu/
- Hyphenation: ጀብ‧ዱ
ጀብዱ • (ǧäbdu) m
- adventure
- act of bravery; exploit
Declension[edit]
Definiteness forms of ጀብዱ (ǧäbdu)
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Masculine
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| Indefinite
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ጀብዱ (ǧäbdu)
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| Definite subject
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ጀብዱው (ǧäbduw)
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| Definite object
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ጀብዱውን (ǧäbduwən)
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| General object
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ጀብዱን (ǧäbdun)
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Possessive forms of ጀብዱ (ǧäbdu)
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Singular
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Plural
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Formal
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| First person
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ጀብዱዬ (ǧäbduye)
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ጀብዱዋችን (ǧäbduwaččən)
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—
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| Second person
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m
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ጀብዱህ (ǧäbduh)
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ጀብዱዋችሁ (ǧäbduwaččəhu)
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ጀብዱዎ (ǧäbduwo)
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| f
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ጀብዱሽ (ǧäbduš)
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| Third person
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m
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ጀብዱው (ǧäbduw)
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ጀብዱዋቸው (ǧäbduwaččäw)
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| f
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ጀብዱዋ (ǧäbduwa)
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References[edit]
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ጀብዱ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 35
