Amharic
Etymology
From ሽንት (šənt, “piss, urine”) + ቤት (bet, “house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɨnt bet/
- Hyphenation: ሽንት፡ቤት
Noun
ሽንት፡ቤት • (šənt bet) m
- toilet, lavatory
Declension
Definiteness forms of ሽንት፡ቤት
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masculine
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| indefinite
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ሽንት፡ቤት (šənt bet)
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| definite subject
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ሽንት፡ቤቱ (šənt betu)
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| definite object
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ሽንት፡ቤቱን (šənt betun)
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| general object
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ሽንት፡ቤትን (šənt betən)
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Possessive forms of ሽንት፡ቤት (šənt bet)
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singular
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plural
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formal
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| first person
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ሽንት፡ቤቴ (šənt bete)
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ሽንት፡ቤታችን (šənt betaččən)
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—
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| second person
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m
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ሽንት፡ቤትህ (šənt betəh)
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ሽንት፡ቤታችሁ (šənt betaččəhu)
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ሽንት፡ቤትዎ (šənt betwo)
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ሽንት፡ቤትሽ (šənt betəš)
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| third person
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m
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ሽንት፡ቤቱ (šənt betu)
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ሽንት፡ቤታቸው (šənt betaččäw)
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| f
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ሽንት፡ቤቷ (šənt betʷa)
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References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ሸና”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN