Amharic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æmˈhærɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am har′ik, äm här′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Am•har•ic  (am har′ik, äm här′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesthe Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.

adj. 
  1. Language Varietiesof or pertaining to this language or its speakers.
  • Amhar(a) + -ic 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Amharic / æmˈhærɪk/
  1. the official language of Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
  1. denoting or relating to this language
'Amharic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Amhara - Ethiopia - Ethiopian - Ethiopic - Negus - Rastafarian - Semitic - ambatch - gelada - guereza - negus - tef - teff

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