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እንስሳ።

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is it inherired or is it a borrowing from Ge'ez?”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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እንስሳ (ənsəsam

  1. animal

Ge'ez

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Etymology

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From the root meaning 'to walk', related to Hebrew שִׁשֵּׁא, Arabic دَأْدَأَ (daʔdaʔa), Hebrew הִדַּדָּה. Compare Arabic مَاشِيَةٌ (māšiyatun, cattle), from the root م ش ي (m š y, to walk). See አንሶሰወ (ʾänsosäwä, to walk).

Noun

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እንስሳ (ʾənsəsam (plural እንስሳት)

  1. animal

Declension

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References

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Tigrinya

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Noun

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እንስሳ (ʾənsəsa)

  1. animal
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