ኢትዮጵያ

Amharic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)itˈjopʼja/, /(ʔ)itˈjopʼːja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ኢት‧ዮ‧ጵያ

Proper noun

ኢትዮጵያ • (ʾityop̣ya or ʾityop̣p̣yaf

  1. Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)

Descendants

  • Afar: Itiyoobiyá
  • Sidamo: Itophia

References

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ኢትዮጵያ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN

Ge'ez

Alternative forms

  • እትዮጵያ (ʾətyop̣ya)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía).

Proper noun

ኢትዮጵያ • (ʾityop̣ya)

  1. Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)
    Synonyms: ብሔረ ግዕዝ (bəḥerä gəʿz), ብሔረ አግዓዝ (bəḥerä ʾägʿaz), ሐበሠት (ḥäbäśät)

References

Tigrinya

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía).

Proper noun

ኢትዮጵያ • (ʾityop̣p̣ya)

  1. Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)