Definitions for Amharic

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Amharic Am·har·ic

Spelling: [am-har-ik, ahm-hahr-]

IPA: /æmˈhær ɪk, ɑmˈhɑr-/

Amharic is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 151 anagrams from letters in Amharic (aachimr).

Definitions for Amharic

noun

1. the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.

adjective

1. of or relating to this language or its speakers.

Origin of Amharic

First recorded in 1590-1600; Amhar(a) + -ic

Examples for Amharic

Asmara, an Amharic word signifying “good pasture place,” is a town of considerable antiquity.

The chief spoken language is the Amharic; in it some books have been published.

The Amharic language, soft and musical in itself, derived new melody from the lips of Mr. M——.

I went up to him, and he made me a bow and said something in Amharic, which it is needless to say I did not understand.