Amharic

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Etymology

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Root
ከ-ፈ-ተ
(kä-fä-tä)

From ተ- (tä-) +‎ ከፈተ (käffätä, to open).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /təkəfˈfətə/
  • Hyphenation: ተ‧ከ‧ፈ‧ተ

Verb

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ተከፈተ (täkäffätä)

  1. (stative) to be opened
  2. (stative) to be hollow
  3. (stative) to be uncovered
  4. (stative) to be turned on
  5. (intransitive) to open

Derived terms

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References

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  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ከፈተ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 15