Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Cognates include Arabic حِضْن (ḥiḍn) and Ge'ez ሕፅን (ḥəṣ́n).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈhɨsʼɨn/
- Hyphenation: ሕ‧ፅን
ሕፅን • (ḥəṣ́ən) m
- armpit
- valley
- gusset (cloth)
Declension
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Definiteness forms of ሕፅን (ḥəṣ́ən)
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Masculine
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| Indefinite
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ሕፅን (ḥəṣ́ən)
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| Definite subject
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ሕፅኑ (ḥəṣ́ənu)
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| Definite object
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ሕፅኑን (ḥəṣ́ənun)
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| General object
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ሕፅንን (ḥəṣ́ənən)
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Possessive forms of ሕፅን (ḥəṣ́ən)
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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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ሕፅኔ (ḥəṣ́əne)
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ሕፅናችን (ḥəṣ́ənaččən)
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—
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| Second person
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m
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ሕፅንህ (ḥəṣ́ənəh)
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ሕፅናችሁ (ḥəṣ́ənaččəhu)
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ሕፅንዎ (ḥəṣ́ənwo)
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| f
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ሕፅንሽ (ḥəṣ́ənəš)
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| Third person
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m
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ሕፅኑ (ḥəṣ́ənu)
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ሕፅናቸው (ḥəṣ́ənaččäw)
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| f
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ሕፅኗ (ḥəṣ́ənʷa)
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References
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- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ሕፅን”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 35
