Amharic

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, pearl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlul/
  • Hyphenation: ሉል

Noun

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ሉል (lulm or f

  1. pearl

Declension

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References

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  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ሉል”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 39
  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 314

Tigrinya

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Etymology

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From Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, pearl).

Noun

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ሉል (lul)

  1. pearl
  2. bead