ፈርየ

Ge'ez

Alternative forms

• ፈረየ (färäyä)

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew פָּרָה, Hebrew פָּרַח, Classical Syriac ܦܪܳܐ, Phoenician 𐤐𐤓 (pr), Aramaic פְּרָא/Syriac ܦ݁ܪܰܐ, Aramaic פּרי/Syriac ܦ݁ܪܝ, Egyptian

(prj, “to come forth”).

Verb

ፈርየ • (färyä)

1. to flower, to emit flowers
2. bear fruit
3. to come forth (of fruit)

Related terms

• ፈርኀ (färḫä)
• ፍሬ (fəre)

References

• Dillmann, August (1865) “ፈርየ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, column 1355