Amharic
noun
Am·har·ic am-ˈher-ik 
-ˈha-rik;
am-ˈhär- äm-
: a Semitic language that is an official language of Ethiopia
Amharic adjective
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin Amharicus, borrowed from Amharic amarəñña "of Amara (region of highland Ethiopia)," with Latin -icus -ic entry 1 replacing the Amharic suffix -əñña
First Known Use
1682, in the meaning defined above