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Amharic
Etymology
From እግር (ʾəgər, “foot”) + -አኛ (-äñña).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɨɡˈrəɲːa/
- Hyphenation: እግ‧ረ‧ኛ
Noun
እግረኛ • (ʾəgräñña) m or f by sense
- pedestrian
- foot soldier
Declension
Definiteness forms of እግረኛ (ʾəgräñña)
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Masculine
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Feminine
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| Indefinite
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እግረኛ (ʾəgräñña)
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| Definite subject
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እግረኛው (ʾəgräññaw)
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እግረኛዋ (ʾəgräññawa)
እግረኛይቱ (ʾəgräññayətu)
እግረኛይቷ (ʾəgräññayətʷa)
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| Definite object
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እግረኛውን (ʾəgräññawən)
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እግረኛዋን (ʾəgräññawan)
እግረኛይቱን (ʾəgräññayətun)
እግረኛይቷን (ʾəgräññayətʷan)
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| General object
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እግረኛን (ʾəgräññan)
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Possessive forms of እግረኛ (ʾəgräñña)
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Singular
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Plural
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Formal
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| First person
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እግረኛዬ (ʾəgräññaye)
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እግረኛችን (ʾəgräññaččən)
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| Second person
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m
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እግረኛህ (ʾəgräññah)
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እግረኛችሁ (ʾəgräññaččəhu)
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እግረኛዎ (ʾəgräññawo)
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| f
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እግረኛሽ (ʾəgräññaš)
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| Third person
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m
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እግረኛው (ʾəgräññaw)
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እግረኛቸው (ʾəgräññaččäw)
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| f
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እግረኛዋ (ʾəgräññawa)
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References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “እግረኛ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 34