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单词 amharic
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Amharicadj.n.

Brit. /amˈharɪk/, U.S. /æmˈhɛrɪk/, /ɑmˈhɑrɪk/
Forms: 1600s– Amharic, 1700s–1800s Amharick, 1800s– Amaric (now nonstandard).
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Amhara , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < Amhara, the name of a historical province of Ethiopia (see Amhara n. and adj.) + -ic suffix, originally after post-classical Latin Amharicus, adjective (1661 or earlier, originally and chiefly designating the language). Compare Amharan adj., Amharan n.Compare French amharique (1684 or earlier as adjective, 1727 or earlier as noun), Italian amarico (1819 or earlier as adjective and noun; also (now rare) amharico ). In form Amaric after Italian amarico.
A. adj.
1. Designating a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia or the script in which it is written; of or relating to this language.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic > Arabic > Ethiopic
Ethiopical1567
Ethiopic1600
Amharan1625
Amharic1682
1682 J. P. tr. H. Ludolf New Hist. Ethiopia i. v. 27 The Whirlwind, called Sendo, which in the Amharic Dialect [L. Amharicè] signifies a Snake.
1759 tr. J. Æ. van Egmont & J. Heyman Trav. through Europe, Asia Minor I. xiii. 186 Mr. Ludolf's treatise on the Lord's Prayer in the Amharic language.
1844 C. Forster Hist. Geogr. Arabia II. 84 Each character presenting a resemblance to a letter of the Amharic alphabet.
1907 Cambr. Univ. Press Bull. Jan. 27 Every Amharic word is phonetically expressed in Roman letters as well as given in the Amharic character.
1967 W. Leslau Amharic Textbk. ix. 93 In the Amharic script, these suffixes..are the same for the affirmative and negative.
2006 M. F. Greene There is no Me without You iv. 38 There were two versions of the Treaty of Uccialli, with the Italian version implying a more subservient role for Ethiopia than did the Amharic version.
2. Of or relating to the Amhara region of Ethiopia; of or relating to the Amharas.
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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
1814 H. Salt Voy. Abyssinia 373 He imitated the overstrained politeness of an Amharic courtier.
1881 W. Winstanley Visit to Abyssinia II. xv. 281 One Amharic town is so like another that one description will hold good for all.
1935 Discovery Nov. 315/2 It is to be hoped that the fighting [in Ethiopia] will not lead to the destruction of existing monuments of the old Amharic civilisation.
1991 J. Mander In Absence of Sacred iv. xx. 366 When the Italian colonists withdrew [from Ethiopia] in 1941, after fifty years of occupation, they handed rule to the minority Amharic people.
B. n.
The Amharic language.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Ethiopic
Ethiopian1595
Ethiopic1626
Abyssinian1660
Amharic1682
Geʽez1790
Amharinya1849
Amharan1935
1682 J. P. tr. H. Ludolf New Hist. Ethiopia i. xv. 79 The Nobility and Learneder sort, as we make use of Latine, so they speak generally Amharic [L. Amharicè].
1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 216 The third instrument is the small drum, called Kăbăro, in Æthiopic and Amharic.
1868 London Q. Rev. Jan. 469 The plains of Tigré are inhabited by a race whose language is nearly allied to the ancient Geez, now the sacred tongue, which needs an interpreter at court, where Amharic is spoken.
1986 J. W. Clay & B. K. Holcomb Politics & Ethiopian Famine vi. 109 All of the refugees spoke Amharic.
2007 Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) 13 Aug. 8/2 (advt.) Qualification requirements... Language: In addition to Amharic, knowledge of other Ethiopian Languages and knowledge of English language is an asset.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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