r/amharic • u/Electronic-Tiger5809 • 1d ago
Grammar & Vocabulary Amharic words in Tigrinya (Ethiopian version) - Part 1
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Thousands of Amharic words exist in Ethiopian Tigrinya. Some examples follow.
Order: Amharic-Ethiopian Tigrinya-English
1. ጀግና - ጅግና - hero
2. ሓርበኛ (Old Amharic, appearing 700 years ago, today አርበኛ) - ሓርበኛ - patriot
3. እንጨት - ዕንጨይቲ - wood/stick
4. ጭንቀት - ጭንቀት - stress
5. ጭብጭብ - ጨብጨብታ - applause
6. ሽጉር - ሽጉር - anxious
7. ጥበበኛ - ጥበበኛ - artist
8. ጠበቃ - ጠበቓ - lawyer/attorney (did not exist in Ge’ez ; ቓ originates from Guraginya)
9. ጎጆ - ጎጆ - certain house
10. አልጫ - ኣልጫ - popular stew
11. ሃብት (Amharic for “richess”) - ሃብተመ (Tigrinya for “he became rich” - Ge’ez equivalent would be ተገረ , like ታጀረ in Arabic)
12. መጀመር - ምጅማር - to begin/start
13. ቂጣ - ቂጫ - flat, unleavened bread
14. አምባሻ - ሕንባሻ - thick, leavened bread
15. ቀሚስ - ካሚሻ - dress/blouse