ርግብ

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Amharic

Etymology 1

Akin to Tigre እርግብ (ʾərgəb), Tigrinya ርግቢ (rəgbi), Ge'ez ርግብ (rəgb),

Alternative forms

Noun

ርግብ • (rəgb) ?

  1. dove, pigeon
  2. (figurative) a good-hearted person

Etymology 2

Of the same root as ረገበ (rägäbä), ረገበ (räggäbä, “to become loose or slack; to be gentle; to flutter the wings”), probably from the name of the dove.

Alternative forms

Adjective

ርግብ • (rəgəbb)

  1. slack, sagging, loose

References

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 414a–416a

Ge'ez

Etymology

Akin to Tigre እርግብ (ʾərgəb), Tigrinya ርግቢ (rəgbi), Amharic ርግብ (rəgb).

Noun

ርግብ • (rəgb) f or m (plural አርጋብ (ʾärgab))

  1. dove, pigeon

References

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