Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,757,160,285 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Amharic

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
Am·har·ic  (m-hrk, äm-härk)
n.
A Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.
[After Amhara, a former kingdom of northwest Ethiopia.]
Am·haric adj.
Amharic [æmˈhærɪk]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) the official language of Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) denoting or relating to this language
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Amharic - the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
Ethiopian language
Semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
Adj.1.Amharic - related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language"
Translations
Amharic [æmˈhærɪk]
1. adj → amarico/a
2. n (language) → amarico


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Amharic or Ethiopian is another important miche language.
Developing cultural understanding in stability operations: a ... by Hernandez, Prisco R. / FA Journal
According to the online Wikipedia, "The most widely spoken Semitic language today is Arabic (206 million speakers), followed by Amharic (27 million speakers), Hebrew (7 million speakers), and Tigrinya (6.
Who's an anti-Semite? by Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
In these paintings, Wosene's signature Amharic script is combined with other elements that convey a sense of Christian Highland architecture, Ethiopian food, American jazz, African textiles, and the coffee culture in his hometown of Berkeley; California.
My Ethiopia: Recent Paintings by Wosene Worke Kosrof by Klemm, Peri M. / African Arts
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a Terms of Use.