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Amharic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḏV- (“this”). Cognates include Ge'ez ዝ (zə) and Arabic ذَا (ḏā).
The palatalisation *z- > y- was irregular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɨh/
- Hyphenation: ይህ
Determiner
ይህ • (yəh)
- this (masculine)
Pronoun
ይህ • (yəh)
- this (masculine)
Usage notes
- When following a preposition, the enclitic -ዚህ (-zzih) is used.
See also
Amharic demonstratives
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masculine
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feminine
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plural
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| proximal
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simple
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ይህ (yəh) |
ይህች (yəhəčč) |
እነዚህ (ʾənnäzzih)
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| emphatic
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ይህኛው (yəhəññaw) |
ይችኛዋ (yəččəññawa)
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| enclitic
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-ዚህ (-zzih) |
-ዚች (-zičč) |
—
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| distal
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simple
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ያ (ya) |
ያች (yačč) |
እነዚያ (ʾənnäzziya)
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| emphatic
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ያኛው (yaññaw) |
ያችኛዋ (yaččəññawa)
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| enclitic
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-ዚያ (-zziya) |
-ዚያች (-zziyačč) |
—
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| *) See the respective entries for alternative forms
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References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ይህ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 21