ፀሐይ

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Amharic

ፀሐይ።

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ge'ez ፀሓይ (ṣ́äḥay). Akin to Tigrinya ጸሓይ (ṣäḥay) and Tigre ጸሓይ (ṣäḥay). Doublet of ጣይ (ṭay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʼəhaj/
  • Hyphenation: ፀ‧ሐይ

Noun

ፀሐይ (ṣ́äḥayf

  1. sun

Declension

References

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ፀሐይ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 12