እንስሳ

Amharic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

እንስሳ • (ənsəsam

  1. animal

Ge'ez

Etymology

From the root meaning 'to walk', related to Hebrew שִׁשֵּׁא, Arabic دَأْدَأَ (daʔdaʔa), Hebrew הִדַּדָּה. Compare Arabic مَاشِيَةٌ (māšiyatun, cattle), from the root م ش ي (m š y, to walk). See አንሶሰወ (ʾänsosäwä, to walk).

Noun

እንስሳ • (ʾənsəsam (plural እንስሳት)

  1. animal

Declension

References

Tigrinya

Noun

እንስሳ • (ʾənsəsa)

  1. animal