official language of Ethiopia
pertaining to the Amharic language (language of Ethiopia); written in Amharic
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Amharic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).
The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic.
amharic
\am*har"ic\ (&?;), a. of or pertaining to amhara, a division of abyssinia; as, the amharic language is closely allied to the ethiopic. -- n. the amharic language (now the chief language of abyssinia).
Amharic is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia since the 13th century when it succeeded Geez or Ethiopic.
The language is: Amharic
The language is: Amharic
Noun
1. the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara people have been in close contact
(synonym) Ethiopian language
(hypernym) Semitic
Adjective
1. related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language"
(pertainym) Amharic, Ethiopian language
Amharic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Amharic ( amarəñña) is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia. It is the second most-spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic, and the official working language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Thus, it has official status and is used nationwide. Amharic is also the official or working language of several of the states within the federal system. It has been the working language of government, the military, and of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church throughout medieval and modern times. Outside Ethiopia, Amharic is the language of some 2.7 million emigrants. It is written using Amharic Fidel, ፊደል, which grew out of the Ge'ez abugida—called, in Ethiopian Semitic languages, ፊደል fidel ("alphabet", "letter", or "character") and አቡጊዳ abugida (from the first four Ethiopic letters, which gave rise to the modern linguistic term abugida).
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