እናት

Amharic

Etymology

Related to Afar iná. Possibly borrowed from Old Nubian én.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔɨnːat/
Hyphenation: እ‧ናት
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Noun

እናት • (ʼənnat) f

mother
original, source

Coordinate terms

(mother): አባት (ʾabbat, “father”)

References

Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “እናት”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
Browne, Gerald M - Old Nubian Dictionary - Claremont School of Theology - 1996 - p 72

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