ብጫ
Amharic
Alternative forms
- ቢጫ (bič̣a)
Etymology
Related to Ge'ez ቤጸ (beṣä, “yellow”). Cognacy to Arabic أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”) has also been proposed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɨt͡ʃʼa/
- Hyphenation: ብ‧ጫ
Declension
Definiteness forms of ብጫ (bəč̣a)
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | ብጫ (bəč̣a) | |
| Definite subject | ብጫው (bəč̣aw) | ብጫዋ (bəč̣awa) ብጫይቱ (bəč̣ayətu) ብጫይቷ (bəč̣ayətʷa) |
| Definite object | ብጫውን (bəč̣awən) | ብጫዋን (bəč̣awan) ብጫይቱን (bəč̣ayətun) ብጫይቷን (bəč̣ayətʷan) |
| General object | ብጫን (bəč̣an) | |
References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ብጫ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 48
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