የ-

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Amharic

Pronunciation

Prefix

የ- • (yä-)

  1. Used to indicate a possessor of an object; of, -'s
  2. Used to indicate the intention of an object; (used) for
  3. Used to indicate the time required for an action; of, -'s
  4. Used to indicate the time in which an action is performed; during
  5. Used to indicate the material from which an object is created; of, -en
  6. Used to form compounds denoting a location where a goods is sold.
  7. Occasionally used before an adjective to form an adverb; -ly

Derived terms

Amharic terms prefixed with የ-

References

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “የ-”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 17
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