ቀርሺ
Harari edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic قِرْش (qirš). The meaning is from the Maria Theresa thaler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ቀርሺ (ḳärši)
- thaler
- 1922, “Harari-Studien”, in Enno Littmann, editor, Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete[1], volume 1, page 68 Nr. 261:
- ከሎትዬ፡ሐጂስ፡በይ(ዕ)ዞ፡ኑስ፡ቀርሺ።
- kälotye ḥäǧis bäy(ʿə)zo nus ḳärši.
- My new cap: Its selling-price is half a thaler.
Tigrinya edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic قِرْش (qirš). The meaning is from the Maria Theresa thaler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ቀርሺ • (ḳärši) (plural አቅራሽ (ʾäḳəraš))
References edit
- Pankhurst, Richard (1970) “A Preliminary History of Ethiopian Measures, Weights and Values (Part 3)”, in Journal of Ethiopian Studies[2], volume 8, number 1, page 78