አፍ
Ge'ez
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).
Noun
አፍ • (ʾäf) f or m (plural አፈው (ʾäfäw), and አፈዋት (ʾäfäwat))
- mouth
- orifice, entrance
- cutting edge of a sword
References
- Dillmann, August (1865), “አፍ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, columns 808–809
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 8b
Tigre
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɐ̈f]
Noun
አፍ • (ʾäf) m (before pronominal suffix also አፉ (ʾäfu), plural አፈይት (ʾäfäyt), as well as አፈች (ʾäfäč), and obsolete አፈይ (ʾäfäy), as well as አፈጅ (ʾäfäǧ))
References
- Munzinger, Werner (1865), “አፍ”, in Vocabulaire de la langue tigré (in French), Leipzig: T.O. Weigel, page 47
- Littmann, Enno; Höfner, Maria (1962), “አፍ”, in Wörterbuch der Tigrē-Sprache. Tigrē—Deutsch—Englisch (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur; XI), Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, page 388a
- Raz, Shlomo (1983) Tigre grammar and texts (Afroasiatic Dialects; 4), Malibu: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 10, 18, 20, 21 and 141
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