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Amharic
Etymology
Cognates include Ge'ez ነበረ (näbärä), Tigrinya ነበረ (näbärä), Tigre ነብረ (näbrä) and Harari ነበረ (näbärä).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nəbˈbəɾə/
- Hyphenation: ነ‧በ‧ረ
Verb
ነበረ • (näbbärä)
- (intransitive) to stay
- (intransitive) to sit
- (intransitive) to settle
- (intransitive) to live
- (copulative) to have been
Derived terms
References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ነበረ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
Tigrinya
Verb
ነበረ • (näbärä)
- to be (past tense)
- to live, to reside
Conjugation
Conjugation of ነበረ
| infinitive
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ምንባር
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| perfect
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gerundive
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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| 1st
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ነበርኩ
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ነበርና
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1st
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ነቢረ
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ነቢርና
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| 2nd
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m
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ነበርካ
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ነበርኩም
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2nd
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m
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ነቢርካ
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ነቢርኩም
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| f
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ነበርኪ
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ነበርክን
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f
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ነቢርኪ
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ነቢርክን
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| 3rd
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m
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ነበረ
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ነበሩ
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3rd
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m
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ነቢሩ
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ነቢሮም
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| f
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ነበረት
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ነበራ
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f
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ነቢራ
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ነቢረን
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| imperfect
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jussive
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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| 1st
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እነብር
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ንነብር
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1st
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እንበር
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ንንበር
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| 2nd
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m
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ትነብር
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ትነብሩ
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2nd
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m
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ትንበር
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ትንበሩ
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| f
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ትነብሪ
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ትነብራ
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f
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ትንበሪ
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ትንበራ
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| 3rd
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m
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ይነብር
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ይነብሩ
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3rd
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m
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ይንበር
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ይንበሩ
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| f
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ትነብር
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ይነብራ
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f
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ትንበር
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ይንበራ
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| affirmative commands
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negative commands
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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| 2nd
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m
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ንበር
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ንበሩ
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2nd
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m
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ኣይትንበር
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ኣይትንበሩ
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| f
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ንበሪ
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ንበራ
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f
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ኣይትንበሪ
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ኣይትንበራ
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