Database of Arabic Words of Amharic Origin
Synopsis
Amharic is one of the Cushitic languages and is characterized by a very rich vocabulary in addition to a unique syntax with versatile grammatical rules and semantic classifications that are well recognized to have great historical and cultural value; the relationship between Amharic and other languages in the region is formulated by linguists as belonging to the so called "Semitic" family of languages that theoritically includes according to the classification Hebrew, Tigrinya, Aramaic, and Arabic.
Although Tigrinya is the closest in terms of phonological aspects and semantics but Amharic also has a clear and evident contribution to the classic and current day Arabic not only in the vocabulary but even in the grammar and syntax including different grammatical tools and classes largely attributed to Arabic.
The most evident of those are the religious terms related to Islamic nomenclature where most if not all are missing or have insufficient explanations in classic and modern Arabic dictionaries while seem to be well defined in Ethiopic literature and language lexicons.
This database is compiled for the purposes of CLIR and other IR disciplines.
Resources
Information
Please download the full database file for free from Database of Arabic Words of Amharic Origin, or get other related samples from dbsamples.htm.
Also available as a github repository.
An easy to view XML version is available here Database of Arabic Words of Amharic Origin XML version.
A fully free Amharic-Arabic word dictionary can also be downloaded from here Amharic-Arabic Word Dictionary.
Reference: DBAMHARA
Entries: 4,000+
Last updated: 2/2/2023
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Fields key
Entry: Amharic entry
IPA: Amharic entry phonetic transcription
Roman: Amharic phonemic transcription (custom)
KATS: KATS version of the Arabic parallel entry, please refer to KATS here
Arabic: Arabic parallel
Meaning: simple meaning of the entry
Class: Grammatical class Class
Domain: Semantic domain
Sample
ID | Entry | IPA | Roman | KATS | Arabic | Meaning | Class | Domain |
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01 | ጡብ | /t'ub/ | t’ub | Tuwb | طُوب | adobe | N | GEN |
02 | ጸሎት | /s'ɛlot/ | ts’elot | SalA: | صَلاة | prayer | N | RLG |
03 | ዘመን | /zɛmɛn/ | zemen | zaman | زَمَن | age | N | GEN |
04 | ጾም | /s'om/ | ts’om | Saw&m | صَوْم | fasting | N | RLG |
05 | ሰማይ | /sɛmaːj/ | semay | samaA' | سَمَاء | sky | N | GEN |
06 | ሕይወት | /ħɨjwɛt/ | ḥiyiwet | HayaA: | حَيَاة | life | N | GEN |
07 | ኮከብ | /kokɛb/ | kokeb | kaw&kab | كَوْكَب | star | N | GEN |
08 | ነፍስ | /nɛfs/ | nefis | naf&s | نَفْس | soul | N | GEN |
09 | ልብ | /lɨb/ | lib | lib& | لِبْ | heart | N | GEN |
10 | ጥርስ | /t'ɨrs/ | t’iris | Dir&s | ضِرْس | tooth | N | GEN |
11 | ሒሳብ | /ħisaːb/ | ḥīsab | HisaAb | حِسَاب | arithmetic | N | GEN |
12 | መጽሐፍ | /mɛs'ɨhɛf/ | mets’iḥāf | miS&Haf | مِصْحَف | book | N | RLG |
13 | ሰዓት | /sɛʕt/ | se‘at | saAoa: | سَاعَة | time | N | GEN |
14 | ወረቀት | /wɛrɛqɛt/ | werek’et | waraqa: | وَرَقَة | paper | N | GEN |
15 | ቤት | /bet/ | bēt | bay&t | بَيْت | house | N | GEN |
16 | ዓይን | /ʕajɨn/ | ‘ayin | oay&n | عَيْن | eye | N | GEN |
17 | እምነት | /ʔɨmɨnɛt/ | iminet | EymAn | إيمان | belief | N | RLG |
18 | ሰላም | /sɛlaːm/ | selam | salAm | سَلام | peace | N | GEN |
19 | ሻማ | /ʃaːmaː/ | shama | $am&o | شَمْع | candle | N | GEN |
20 | ጉበት | /gubɛt/ | gubet | kab&d | كَبْد | liver | N | GEN |
21 | ራስ | /raːs/ | ras | ra!s | رَأس | head | N | GEN |
22 | ብርሀን | /bɨrhɛn/ | birihān | bur&haAn | بُرْهَان | light | N | GEN |
23 | ልብሶ | /lɨbs/ | libis | lib&s | لِبْس | clothes | N | GEN |
24 | ህልም | /hɨlɨm/ | hilim | Hul&m | حُلْم | dream | N | GEN |
25 | ወንበር | /wɛnbɛr/ | weniber | min&bar | مِنْبَر | chair | N | GEN |
26 | መስጊድ | /mɛsʤid/ | mesigīd | mas&jid | مَسْجِد | mosque | N | RLG |
27 | ገነት | /ʤɛnɛt/ | jenet | jan~a: | جَنَّة | paradise | N | RLG |
28 | ኩባያ | /kubaːjaː/ | kubaya | kaw&b | كَوْب | cup | N | GEN |
29 | ምስማር | /mɨsmaːr/ | misimar | mis&maAr | مِسْمَار | nail | N | GEN |
30 | አፍንጫ | /ʔfɨntʃʼaː/ | āfinich’a | !an&f | أَنْف | nose | N | GEN |
31 | ብቻውን | /bɨtʃa:wɨn/ | bichawn | biduwn | بِدُون | without | D | GEN |
32 | ቅርብ | /k'ɨrɨb/ | qirib | qariyb | قَرِيب | near | A | GEN |
33 | ነቢይ | /nɛbij/ | nebiy | nabiy | نَبِي | prophet | N | RLG |
34 | ደም | /dɛm/ | dem | dam | دَم | blood | N | GEN |
35 | ባል | /ba:l/ | bal | baoal | بَعَل | husband | N | GEN |
36 | ዘይት | /zɛjɨt/ | zeyt | zay&t | زَيْت | oil | N | GEN |
37 | ደቂቃ | /dɛk'ik'a:/ | deqiqa | daqiyqa: | دَقِيقَة | minute | N | GEN |
38 | እሑድ | /ʔɨhud/ | ehud | !Had | أحَد | Sunday | N | GEN |
39 | ግመል | /gɨmɛl/ | gemel | jamal | جَمَل | camel | N | GEN |
40 | እጅ | /ʔɨdʒ/ | ej | Eyd | إيد | hand | N | GEN |
41 | ሰይፍ | /sɛjɨf/ | seyf | say&f | سَيْف | sword | N | GEN |
42 | ሞት | /mot/ | mot | maw&t | مَوْت | death | N | GEN |
43 | ከባድ | /kɛba:d/ | kebad | kabad | كَبَد | hardness | N | GEN |
44 | ቀላል | /k'ɛla:l/ | qelal | qaliyl | قَلِيل | simple | A | GEN |
45 | መፍትሄ | /mɛftɨhe/ | meftahé | mif&taAH | مِفْتَاح | solution | N | GEN |
46 | ምኞት | /mɨɲot/ | minjyot | !um&niya: | أُمْنِيَة | wish | N | GEN |
47 | ደረጃ | /dɛrɛdʒa:/ | dereja | daraja: | دَرَجَة | level | N | GEN |
48 | ባሕር | /ba:hr/ | bahr | baH&r | بَحْر | sea | N | GEN |
49 | ቅበላ | /k'ɨbɛla:/ | qibela | qib&la: | قِبْلَة | welcome | N | RLG |
50 | ደመና | /dɛmɛna:/ | demena | dim&na: | دِمْنَة | cloud | N | GEN |
51 | ምስል | /mɨsɨl/ | misl | mix&l | مِثْل | double | D | RLG |
52 | ሐኪም | /hɛkim/ | hakim | Hakiym | حَكِيم | physician | N | GEN |
53 | ጥበብ | /t'ɨbɛb/ | t'beb | Tabiyb | طَبِيب | wisdom | N | GEN |
54 | ውስጥ | /wɨsɨt'/ | wast' | wasaT | وَسَط | between | D | GEN |
55 | ስለ | /sɨlɛ/ | sile | Sila: | صِلَة | about | N | GEN |
56 | መቅደስ | /mɛk'ɨdɛs/ | mek’ides | maq&das | مَقْدَس | temple | N | RLG |
57 | ቆመ | /k'omɛ/ | k’om | qum | قُم | stand | V | GEN |
58 | መስኮት | /mɛsɨkot/ | mesikot | mi$&kA: | مِشْكاة | alcove | N | RLG |
59 | በረከት | /bɛrɛkɛt/ | bereket | baraka: | بَرَكَة | blessing | N | RLG |
60 | ፈረስ | /fɛrɛs/ | feres | faras | فَرَس | horse | N | GEN |
61 | አጥር | /ʔt'ɨr/ | āt’ir | ETaAr | إطَار | fence | N | GEN |
62 | ቆዳ | /k'oda:/ | k’oda | qid | قِد | skin | N | GEN |
63 | ሆዱ | /hod/ | hod | Haw&D | حَوْض | abdomen | N | GEN |
64 | ክብር | /kɨbɨr/ | kibr | kibar | كِبَر | glory | N | GEN |
65 | ወዳድ | /wɛda:d/ | wedad | widaAd | وِدَاد | friendship | N | GEN |
66 | ተርጉም | /tɛrɨgum/ | tergum | tar&jam | تَرْجَم | translate | N | GEN |
67 | ፈተና | /fɛtɛna:/ | fetena | fit&na: | فِتْنَة | test | N | GEN |
68 | መራራ | /mɛra:ra:/ | merara | maraAra: | مَرَارَة | bitter | N | GEN |
69 | ገደለ | /gɛdɛl/ | gedel | qat&l | قَتْل | kill | N | GEN |
70 | ፍርድ | /fɨrɨd/ | ferd | far&D | فَرْض | judgment | N | RLG |
71 | ሥራ | /ʃɨra:/ | shira | $ar&o | شَرْع | act | N | RLG |
72 | ነፋስ | /nɛfa:s/ | nefas | nafas | نَفَس | wind | N | GEN |
73 | ታማሚ | /ta:ma:m/ | tamam | TamaAm | طَمَام | disgust | N | GEN |
74 | እመን | /ʔɨmɛn/ | emen | !m&n | أمْن | trust | N | GEN |
75 | መልአክ | /mɛlʔk/ | melak | malaAk | مَلَاك | angel | N | RLG |
76 | ጥበቃ | /t'ɨbɛk'a:/ | t'beqa | Tabaqa: | طَبَقَة | protection | N | GEN |
77 | መርከብ | /mɛrɨkɛb/ | merkeb | mar&kib | مَرْكِب | ship | N | GEN |
78 | ዝምታ | /zɨmɨta:/ | zimta | Sam&t | صَمْت | silence | N | GEN |
79 | ዒላማ | /ila:ma:/ | ilama | oalaAma: | عَلَامَة | target | N | GEN |
80 | ንጹህ | /nɨsʼuh/ | ntsʼuh | naSuwH | نَصُوح | clean | A | RLG |
81 | ታሪክ | /ta:rik/ | tarik | taAriyK | تَارِيخ | history | N | GEN |
82 | ስም | /sɨm/ | sim | As&m | اسْم | name | N | GEN |
83 | ረጅም | /rɛdʒɨmɨ/ | rejm | raj&m | رَجْم | long | N | RLG |
84 | ክስተት | /kɨsɨtɛt/ | kiset | qiS~a: | قِصَّة | event | N | GEN |
85 | ሥቃይ | /sɨk'a:j/ | siqay | $aqaA' | شَقَاء | pain | N | GEN |
86 | ሕመም | /hɨmɛm/ | hemem | Hamiym | حَمِيم | illness | N | GEN |
87 | ጨለማ | /tʃʼɛlɛma:/ | chʼelema | Zul&ma: | ظُلْمَة | darkness | N | GEN |
88 | ኃይል | /ha:jɨl/ | hayl | Hay&l | حَيْل | power | N | GEN |
89 | መንደር | /mɛnɨdɛr/ | mender | ban&dar | بَنْدَر | village | N | GEN |
90 | ንስር | /nɨsɨr/ | nisr | nis&r | نِسْر | eagle | N | GEN |
91 | ሉህ | /luh/ | luh | luwH | لُوح | sheet | N | GEN |
92 | ሰው | /sɛw/ | sewy | sawiy | سَوِي | human | A | GEN |
93 | ኩላሊት | /kula:lit/ | kulalit | kulaY | كُلَى | kidney | N | GEN |
94 | ጣዕም | /t'a:ʔɨm/ | t'aem | TaAoim | طَاعِم | taste | A | GEN |
95 | ማእከል | /ma:ʔɨkɛl/ | maekel | mao&qil | مَعْقِل | center | N | GEN |
96 | አስስ | /ʔsɨs/ | asis | oasas | عَسَس | patrol | N | GEN |
97 | ተቀበል | /tɛk'ɛbɛl/ | teqebel | taqab~ul | تَقَبُّل | accept | N | GEN |
98 | አጋማሽ | /ʔga:ma:ʃ/ | agamash | !K&maS | أخْمَص | halfway | N | GEN |
99 | ወቅታዊ | /wɛk'ɨta:wi/ | weqtawi | waq&tiy~ | وَقْتِيّ | seasonal | A | GEN |
100 | ጨርቃ | /tʃʼɛrɨk'a:/ | chʼerqa | Kir&qa: | خِرْقَة | texture | N | GEN |