የ-

Amharic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jə-/

Prefix

የ- • (yä-)

1. Used to indicate a possessor of an object; of, -'s
2. Used to indicate the intention of an object; (used) for
3. Used to indicate the time required for an action; of, -'s
4. Used to indicate the time in which an action is performed; during
5. Used to indicate the material from which an object is created; of, -en
6. Used to form compounds denoting a location where a goods is sold.
7. Occasionally used before an adjective to form an adverb; -ly

Derived terms

Amharic terms prefixed with የ-

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “የ-”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
• Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 17