Amharanadj.n.

Brit.

/amˈharən/, U.S.

/æmˈhɛrən/,

/ɑmˈhɑrən/

Forms: 1600s– Amaran, 1700s– Amharan, 1700s– Amharian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Amhara , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Amhara, the name of a historical province of Ethiopia (see Amhara n.) + -an suffix. Compare Amharic adj. and (with use as noun) earlier Amharic n.With the form Amharian compare -ian suffix.

A. adj.

1. Designating a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia or the script in which it is written; of or relating to this language; = Amharic adj. 1. Now rare.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic > Arabic > Ethiopic

Ethiopical1567

Ethiopic1600

Amharan1625

Amharic1682

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. vii. viii. 1186 While Paez remained at Fremona, hee translated the Catechisme into the Amaran tongue.

1760 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XV. xvi. iv. 63 This bird is more properly a native of Egypt, but is no less a benefactor to Abissinia, in clearing it from so destructive a plague; for which service, he is called in the Amharan language, the serpent-eater.

1845 tr. C. F. af Wingård Rev. Latest Events Church of Christ 56 He published..a dictionary, grammar, spelling-book, and other books, in the common Amharian language, a daughter of the old Ethiopic language, or Gheez.

1935 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 5 Aug. 10/4 While the Italian text of the..treaty was absolutely clear in its meaning, the Amharan..text instead was styled in such a way as to permit ambiguous interpretation.

2. Of or relating to the Amhara region of Ethiopia or its people. Cf. Amharic adj. 2.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Ethiopia > [adjective] > parts of

Amharan1877

Amharic1935

Tigrean1980

1877 ‘N. D'Anvers’ Heroes N. Afr. Discov. xiv. 307 Escaping to Kuara, an Amharan district to the south-west of Lake Tzana, Kassai joined his uncle.

1935 Eng. Rev. Feb. 275 Abyssinia's armies are incredibly mobile under Amharan leaders of the ruling race.

2005 GeoJournal 64 228/2 Far-ranging grazing patterns, from Awash National Park in the south of the Region, to the foothills of the Amharan highlands in the west.

B. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

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1834 S. Tuttle Prospective Missions in Abyssinia v. 97 He..deferred meeting his foe, till Monday, when the bloodiest battle, that was ever fought in Abyssinia, gave the victory to the Amharans.

1897 Geogr. Jrnl. 9 315 If one asks an Amharan, a native of Tigré, an Agau, or a member of any other of the separate peoples [of Abyssinia], to what nation he belongs, he will answer, ‘I am an Abyssinian.’

1992 Security Dialogue Sept. 91 It is Eritrea that has made the strongest claim to self-determination, in the face of the political and cultural predominance of the Amharans.

2. The Amharan language; = Amharic n.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Ethiopic

Ethiopian1595

Ethiopic1626

Abyssinian1660

Amharic1682

Geʽez1790

Amharinya1849

Amharan1935

1935 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Nov. 23/1 He [sc. Haile Selassie] had various articles published in Amharan, the standard language.

2004 C. A. Peters Best Kept Secret iv. 49 I know a few words in Amharan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amharan
释义	Amharanadj.n. Brit. /amˈharən/, U.S. /æmˈhɛrən/, /ɑmˈhɑrən/ Forms: 1600s– Amaran, 1700s– Amharan, 1700s– Amharian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Amhara , -an suffix. Etymology: < Amhara, the name of a historical province of Ethiopia (see Amhara n.) + -an suffix. Compare Amharic adj. and (with use as noun) earlier Amharic n.With the form Amharian compare -ian suffix. A. adj. 1. Designating a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia or the script in which it is written; of or relating to this language; = Amharic adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic > Arabic > Ethiopic Ethiopical1567 Ethiopic1600 Amharan1625 Amharic1682 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. vii. viii. 1186 While Paez remained at Fremona, hee translated the Catechisme into the Amaran tongue. 1760 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XV. xvi. iv. 63 This bird is more properly a native of Egypt, but is no less a benefactor to Abissinia, in clearing it from so destructive a plague; for which service, he is called in the Amharan language, the serpent-eater. 1845 tr. C. F. af Wingård Rev. Latest Events Church of Christ 56 He published..a dictionary, grammar, spelling-book, and other books, in the common Amharian language, a daughter of the old Ethiopic language, or Gheez. 1935 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 5 Aug. 10/4 While the Italian text of the..treaty was absolutely clear in its meaning, the Amharan..text instead was styled in such a way as to permit ambiguous interpretation. 2. Of or relating to the Amhara region of Ethiopia or its people. Cf. Amharic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Ethiopia > [adjective] > parts of Amharan1877 Amharic1935 Tigrean1980 1877 ‘N. D'Anvers’ Heroes N. Afr. Discov. xiv. 307 Escaping to Kuara, an Amharan district to the south-west of Lake Tzana, Kassai joined his uncle. 1935 Eng. Rev. Feb. 275 Abyssinia's armies are incredibly mobile under Amharan leaders of the ruling race. 2005 GeoJournal 64 228/2 Far-ranging grazing patterns, from Awash National Park in the south of the Region, to the foothills of the Amharan highlands in the west. B. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Amhara region of Ethiopia. ΚΠ 1834 S. Tuttle Prospective Missions in Abyssinia v. 97 He..deferred meeting his foe, till Monday, when the bloodiest battle, that was ever fought in Abyssinia, gave the victory to the Amharans. 1897 Geogr. Jrnl. 9 315 If one asks an Amharan, a native of Tigré, an Agau, or a member of any other of the separate peoples [of Abyssinia], to what nation he belongs, he will answer, ‘I am an Abyssinian.’ 1992 Security Dialogue Sept. 91 It is Eritrea that has made the strongest claim to self-determination, in the face of the political and cultural predominance of the Amharans. 2. The Amharan language; = Amharic n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Ethiopic Ethiopian1595 Ethiopic1626 Abyssinian1660 Amharic1682 Geʽez1790 Amharinya1849 Amharan1935 1935 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Nov. 23/1 He [sc. Haile Selassie] had various articles published in Amharan, the standard language. 2004 C. A. Peters Best Kept Secret iv. 49 I know a few words in Amharan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1625
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