ድብ
Amharic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”).
Noun
ድብ • (dəb) m or f by sense (plural ድቦች (dəboč))
References
- “ድብ”, in Amharic Dictionary[1] (overall work in English)
Ge'ez
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”).
Noun
ድብ • (dǝbb) m or f (singular and collective, common plural ድባት (dəbbat))
Declension
Declension of ድብ (dəb)
| Number | State | Case | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative/genitive | accusative | |||
| singular | absolute | ድብ (dəb) | ድበ (dəbä) | |
| construct | ድበ (dəbä) | |||
| With possessive pronouns | 1s | ድብየ (dəbyä) | ||
| 2ms | ድብከ (dəbkä) | ድበከ (dəbäkä) | ||
| 2fs | ድብኪ (dəbki) | ድበኪ (dəbäki) | ||
| 3ms | ድቡ (dəbu) | ድቦ (dəbo) | ||
| 3fs | ድባ (dəba) | |||
| 1p | ድብነ (dəbnä) | ድበነ (dəbänä) | ||
| 2mp | ድብክሙ (dəbkəmu) | ድበክሙ (dəbäkmu) | ||
| 2fp | ድብክን (dəbkən) | ድበክን (dəbäkn) | ||
| 3mp | ድቦሙ (dəbomu) | |||
| 3fp | ድቦን (dəbon) | |||
| plural | absolute | ድባት (dəbat) | ድባተ (dəbatä) | |
| construct | ድባተ (dəbatä) | |||
| With possessive pronouns | 1s | ድባትየ (dəbatyä) | ||
| 2ms | ድባቲከ (dəbatikä) | |||
| 2fs | ድባትኪ (dəbatki); ድባቲኪ (dəbatiki) | |||
| 3ms | ድባቲሁ (dəbatihu) | |||
| 3fs | ድባቲሃ (dəbatiha) | |||
| 1p | ድባቲነ (dəbatinä) | |||
| 2mp | ድባቲክሙ (dəbatikmu) | |||
| 2fp | ድባቲክን (dəbatikn) | |||
| 3mp | ድባቲሆሙ (dəbatihomu) | |||
| 3fp | ድባቲሆን (dəbatihon) | |||
References
- Dillmann, August (1865), “ድብ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, column 1105
- Leslau, Wolf (1987), Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, reprinted 1991, 1997 and 2006, page 119a
Tigre
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”).
Noun
ድብ • (dǝbb)