Amharic[edit]
በሬ(1)።
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *bVʕVr-. Cognates include Ge'ez ብዕር (bəʿər) and Arabic بَعِير (baʕīr, “camel”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbəɾe/
- Hyphenation: በ‧ሬ
በሬ • (bäre) m
- ox, bull (male bovine)
- (figurative) strong and gentle person
Declension[edit]
Definiteness forms of በሬ (bäre)
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Masculine
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| Indefinite
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በሬ (bäre)
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| Definite subject
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በሬው (bärew)
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| Definite object
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በሬውን (bärewən)
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| General object
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በሬን (bären)
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Possessive forms of በሬ (bäre)
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Singular
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Plural
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Formal
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| First person
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በሬዬ (bäreye)
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በሬያችን (bäreyaččən)
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—
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| Second person
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m
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በሬህ (bäreh)
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በሬያችሁ (bäreyaččəhu)
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በሬዎ (bärewo)
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| f
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በሬሽ (bäreš)
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| Third person
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m
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በሬው (bärew)
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በሬያቸው (bäreyaččäw)
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| f
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በሬዋ (bärewa)
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Coordinate terms[edit]
- (male bovine): ላም (lam, “cow”)
References[edit]
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “በሬ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 20
