ሰውዬ

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Amharic

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Etymology

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From ሰው (säw, mankind) +‎ -እዬ (-əyye).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /səˈwɨjːe/
  • Hyphenation: ሰ‧ው‧ዬ

Noun

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ሰውዬ (säwəyyem (collective ሰው (säw))

  1. man, male
  2. male individual

Declension

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References

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  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ሰው”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 36