ቀርሺ

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Harari

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْش (qirš). The meaning is from the Maria Theresa thaler.

Pronunciation

Noun

ቀርሺ (ḳärši)

  1. thaler
    • 1922, “Harari-Studien”, in Enno Littmann, editor, Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete, volume 1, page 68 Nr. 261:
      ከሎትዬ፡ሐጂስ፡በይ(ዕ)ዞ፡ኑስ፡ቀርሺ።
      kälotye ḥäǧis bäy(ʿə)zo nus ḳärši.
      My new cap: Its selling-price is half a thaler.

Tigrinya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْش (qirš). The meaning is from the Maria Theresa thaler.

Pronunciation

Noun

ቀርሺ (ḳärši) (plural አቅራሽ (ʾäḳəraš))

  1. thaler

References

  • Pankhurst, Richard (1970) “A Preliminary History of Ethiopian Measures, Weights and Values (Part 3)”, in Journal of Ethiopian Studies, volume 8, number 1, page 78