ዕፄ

Ge'ez

Etymology

Inconclusively connected to Arabic عُثَّة (ʕuṯṯa). Ge'ez ፃፄ (ṣ́aṣ́e) also has this meaning but compares to سُوس (sūs).

Noun

ዕፄ • (ʿəṣ́e) m or f (plural ዕፄያት (ʿəṣ́eyat), and ዕፀያት (ʿəṣ́äyat)) (singulative and collective)

  1. moth; worm

References

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