ነፍስ

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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?

  1. 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 (näfsf (plural ነፍሳት (näfsat))

  1. breath, soul, spirit

References

Tigrinya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *napš- (breath, spirit).

Noun

ነፍስ (näfs?

  1. soul