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Amharic Moderate

Amharic has 3 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact

Adjective
1

related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic

"the Amharic language"

Proper Noun
1

A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.

See Also
semitic ethiopia abyssinian apophony
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Semitic

Origin

The name comes from the Amhara people, with the suffix -ic added to form an adjective. It essentially means "of or relating to the Amhara."

Rhyming Words
ric cric eric uric tric bric elric baric deric zoric lyric xeric seric ulric doric ceric moric roric daric adric
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