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Amharic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”). Compare, Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ, Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breath”), 𒍣 (napištu, “life”),Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš), Ge'ez ነፍስ (näfs).
Noun
ነፍስ • (näfs) ?
- breath, soul, spirit
References
Ge'ez
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”). Compare, Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ, Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breath”), 𒍣 (napištu, “life”),Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš).
Noun
ነፍስ • (näfs) f (plural ነፍሳት (näfsat))
- breath, soul, spirit
References
Tigrinya
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”).
Noun
ነፍስ • (näfs)
- soul