الحبشة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ب ش (ḥ-b-š).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ħa.ba.ʃa/

Proper noun

اَلْحَبَشَة • (al-ḥabaša) f

1. (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia)

   Synonym: إِثْيُوبْيَا (ʔiṯyūbyā)

Declension

Declension of noun الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْحَبَشَة al-ḥabaša	—
Nominative	—	الْحَبَشَةُ al-ḥabašatu	—
Accusative	—	الْحَبَشَةَ al-ḥabašata	—
Genitive	—	الْحَبَشَةِ al-ḥabašati	—

Derived terms

• حَبَشِيّ (ḥabašiyy), plural: أَحْبَاش (ʔaḥbāš)

Descendants

• → Persian: حَبَشه (habaše)