Amharic

American  

[am-har-ik, ahm-hahr-] / æmˈhær ɪk, ɑmˈhɑr- /

noun

1. the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.

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adjective

1. of or relating to this language or its speakers.

Amharic British  

/ æmˈhærɪk /

noun

1. the official language of Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family

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adjective

1. denoting or relating to this language

Etymology

Origin of Amharic

First recorded in 1590–1600; Amhar(a) + -ic

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Example Sentences

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Amharic

"We have previously stated that we cannot campaign in the Amhara and Oromia regions because there are no enabling conditions," Mistreselasie Tamrat, the coalition's secretary, told BBC Amharic.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

She told us about this Amharic word tizita, that speaks to nostalgia, memory and longing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

It’s also the Amharic name for Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old remains of a human ancestor found in Ethiopia in the 1970s, for which the spacecraft is named.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

It was "shaytan," which means the devil in my parent's mother tongue, Amharic.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023

I have ordered an Amharic grammar, too, and want to compare them, but I abhor the Ethiopic type!….

From Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman by Giberne Sieveking

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