Amhara

English

Etymology

From Ge'ez ዐምሐራ (ʿämḥära).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æmˈhæɹə/

Noun

Amhara (plural Amharas)

1. A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.
   • 2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, →ISBN, page 168:

     Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation.

Derived terms

• Amharic

Translations

a member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia

• Afar: Amcar f
• Amharic: አማራ (ʾämara)
• Finnish: amhara (fi)
• French: Amhara m or f
• Ge'ez: አምሐራ (ʾämḥära)
• Oromo: Amaara
• Spanish: amhara m or f

Proper noun

Amhara

1. Ellipsis of Amhara people; synonym of Amharas; a Semitic-speaking people of Ethiopia
2. Ellipsis of Amhara language; synonym of Amharic; a Semitic language spoken by the Amharas, and a lingua franca used by Ethiopia
3. (historical) a province of the Ethiopian Empire
4. Ellipsis of Amhara Region; a state of Ethiopia. Seat: Bahir Dar
   • 2023 October 30, Dawit Endeshaw, “Conflict in Ethiopia's Amhara kills dozens, rights body says”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     Spokespeople for the Ethiopian government, the army and Amhara's regional administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The government has not publicly commented on allegations its forces have committed abuses in Amhara.

Translations

a province in medieval Ethiopia

• French: Amhara

Anagrams

• haraam

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic አማራ (ʾämara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ma.ʁa/

Noun

Amhara m or f by sense (plural Amharas)

1. Amhara (person)

Proper noun

Amhara f

1. Amhara (province)