Harari

English

Noun

Harari (plural Hararis or Harari)

1. One of an ethnic people of Ethiopia.

   Synonym: (rare) Geyusu

   • 2004, Tim Carmichael, “Religion, Language, and Nationalism: Harari Muslims in Christian Ethiopia”, in R. Michael Feener, editor, Islam in World Cultures. Comparative Perspectives, Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, →ISBN, page 222:

     After taking over leadership of the town, Amir Abdullahi, a Harari, attempted to spread Islam among the rural Oromo, and he strictly enforced Islamic laws in the town, efforts that earned him an honored position in Harari historical recollections.

Adjective

Harari (comparative more Harari, superlative most Harari)

1. Relating to the Harari people of Ethiopia.

Proper noun

Harari

1. The Ethiosemitic language of these people.
2. A small region of Ethiopia, located inside the region of Oromia

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Harari terms

Anagrams

• harira