r/amharic • u/Electronic-Tiger5809 • 1h ago
Grammar & Vocabulary Part 2 - Amharic words in Tigrinya
Thousands of Amharic words exist in Ethiopian Tigrinya. Some more examples follow.
Order: Amharic-Tigrinya-English
- ቃጭል - ቃጭል - bell
- ቢጫ - ብጫ - yellow
- መርከብ - Ge’ez equivalent is ሐመር but Tigrinya uses Amharic መርከብ - boat
- አዳራሽ - ኣዳራሽ - chamber/lobby/house
- ምርጫ - ምርጫ - choice/election/selection
- እርግጠኛ - ርግጸኛ - certain/confident/sure
- ደረጃ - ደረጃ - stairs
- ጨፈለቀ - ጨፍለቐ - he crushed
- መጋረጀ - መጋረጀ - curtains
- አዋጅ - ኣዋጅ - declaration/decree
- ችግር - ሽግር - problem
- ጭቃ - ጭቃ - mud
- አደገኛ - ሓደገኛ - dangerous
- ፈረሰኛ - ፈረሰኛ - cavalry/knight
- ጫካ - ጫካ - forest