ወፍ
Appearance
Amharic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ዎፍ (wof)
Etymology
[edit]Compare Ge'ez ዖፍ (ʿof, “bird”) and Hebrew עוף (“bird”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ወፍ • (wäf) m or f by sense (plural አዕዋፍ (ʾaʿwaf))
- bird
- 2023, “የመስቀል ወፍ ወቅት ጠብቃ መስከረም ላይ ብቻ ብቅ የምትል ናት?”, in BBC News[1]:
- በአባባልም አንድ ሰው ለረጅም ጊዜ ጠፍቶ ቆይቶ ድንገት ሲከሰት “ምነው የመስቀል ወፍ ሆንክ” ይባላል። ይህም ለረጅም ጊዜ ሳይታዩ ወይም ጠፍቶ ቆይቶ መታየትን ለማመልከት ማኅበረሰቡ የሚጠቀምበት አባባል ነው።
- bäʾäbabalm ʾänd säw läräǧm gize ṭäfto ḳoyto dəngät sikäsät “mənäw yämäsḳäl wäf honk” yəbalal. yəhm läräǧm gize saytayu wäym ṭäfto ḳoyto mätayätn lämamälkät maḫbäräsäbu yämiṭäḳämbät ʾäbabal näw.
- In other words, when a person suddenly reappears after being missing for a long time, it is said, "I wish you were a cross bird." This is a term used by the community to indicate that they have not been seen for a long time or have disappeared.
- jaundice
Declension
[edit]Definiteness forms of ወፍ (wäf)
Possessive forms of ወፍ (wäf)
References
[edit]- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ወፍ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN