Amharic

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Arabic لِبَاس (libās, clothes).

Noun

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ልብስ (ləbs?

  1. clothes

Ge'ez

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Root
ለ-በ-ሰ (lä-bä-sä)
2 terms

Etymology

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See ለብሰ (läbsä).

Noun

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ልብስ (ləbsm (plural አልባስ (ʾälbas) or አልባሳት (ʾälbasat))

  1. clothes, clothing, tunic, veil
    • Exodus 36:35
      ወገብሩ ፡ አልባሰ ፡ ዐፅፍ ፡ ዘሜላት ፡ ግብረ ፡ ማእነም ፡ ለአሮን ፡ ወለደቂቁ ፤
      wägäbru ʾälbasä ʿäṣ́f zämelat gəbrä maʾnäm läʾäron wälädäḳiḳu ;
      And he made a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen;

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