ጡብ

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Amharic

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ጡብ(1)።

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic طُوب (ṭūb), from Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʼub/
  • Hyphenation: ጡብ

Noun

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ጡብ (ṭubm

  1. brick
  2. tile

References

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  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ጡብ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 8

Tigrinya

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Noun

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ጡብ (t'ub)

  1. (anatomy) nipple