Amharic[edit]
ፀሐይ።
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ge'ez ፀሓይ (ṣ́äḥay). Akin to Tigrinya ጸሓይ (ṣäḥay) and Tigre ጸሓይ (ṣäḥay). Doublet of ጣይ (ṭay).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʼəhaj/
- Hyphenation: ፀ‧ሐይ
ፀሐይ • (ṣ́äḥay) f
- sun
Declension[edit]
Definiteness forms of ፀሐይ (ṣ́äḥay)
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Feminine
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| Indefinite
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ፀሐይ (ṣ́äḥay)
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| Definite subject
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ፀሐዯ (ṣ́äḥayʷa)
ፀሐዪቱ (ṣ́äḥayitu)
ፀሐዪቷ (ṣ́äḥayitʷa)
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| Definite object
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ፀሐዯን (ṣ́äḥayʷan)
ፀሐዪቱን (ṣ́äḥayitun)
ፀሐዪቷን (ṣ́äḥayitʷan)
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| General object
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ፀሐይን (ṣ́äḥayən)
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Possessive forms of ፀሐይ (ṣ́äḥay)
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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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ፀሐዬ (ṣ́äḥaye)
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ፀሐያችን (ṣ́äḥayaččən)
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—
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| Second person
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m
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ፀሐይህ (ṣ́äḥayəh)
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ፀሐያችሁ (ṣ́äḥayaččəhu)
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ፀሐይዎ (ṣ́äḥaywo)
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| f
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ፀሐይሽ (ṣ́äḥayəš)
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| Third person
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m
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ፀሐዩ (ṣ́äḥayu)
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ፀሐያቸው (ṣ́äḥayaččäw)
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| f
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ፀሐዯ (ṣ́äḥayʷa)
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References[edit]
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ፀሐይ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 12
