Amharic

Am·har·ic

A0253800 (ăm-hăr′ĭk, äm-hä′rĭk)n. A Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.

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[After Amhara, a former kingdom of northwest Ethiopia.]

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Am·har′ic adj.

Amharic

(æmˈhærɪk) n (Languages) the official language of Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic familyadj (Languages) denoting or relating to this language

Am•har•ic

(æmˈhær ɪk, ɑmˈhɑr-)
n. a Semitic language that is the official language of the Ethiopian state. [1590–1600]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Amharic - the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contactEthiopian languageSemitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
Adj.	1.	Amharic - related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language"

Translations

Amharischαμχαρικάamáricoamhariqueamaricoamáricoамхарский