መላጊያ

Amharic

Etymology 1

From መ- (mä-) +‎ ለጋ (lägga, “to bat”) +‎ -ኢያ (-iya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məlˈlaɡija/
• Hyphenation: መ‧ላ‧ጊ‧ያ

Noun

መላጊያ • (mällagiya) m

1. instrumental noun of ለጋ (lägga)

Declension

Definiteness forms of መላጊያ (mällagiya)

	Masculine
Indefinite	መላጊያ (mällagiya)
Definite subject	መላጊያው (mällagiyaw)
Definite object	መላጊያውን (mällagiyawən)
General object	መላጊያን (mällagiyan)

Possessive forms of መላጊያ (mällagiya)

		Singular	Plural	Formal
First person		መላጊያዬ (mällagiyaye)	መላጊያችን (mällagiyaččən)	—
Second person	m	መላጊያህ (mällagiyah)	መላጊያችሁ (mällagiyaččəhu)	መላጊያዎ (mällagiyawo)
	f	መላጊያሽ (mällagiyaš)
Third person	m	መላጊያው (mällagiyaw)	መላጊያቸው (mällagiyaččäw)
	f	መላጊያዋ (mällagiyawa)

Etymology 2

From መ- (mä-) +‎ ላገ (lagä, “to shave”) +‎ -ኢያ (-iya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈlaɡija/
• Hyphenation: መ‧ላ‧ጊ‧ያ

Noun

መላጊያ • (mälagiya) m

1. instrumental noun of ላገ (lagä)

Declension

Definiteness forms of መላጊያ (mälagiya)

	Masculine
Indefinite	መላጊያ (mälagiya)
Definite subject	መላጊያው (mälagiyaw)
Definite object	መላጊያውን (mälagiyawən)
General object	መላጊያን (mälagiyan)

Possessive forms of መላጊያ (mälagiya)

		Singular	Plural	Formal
First person		መላጊያዬ (mälagiyaye)	መላጊያችን (mälagiyaččən)	—
Second person	m	መላጊያህ (mälagiyah)	መላጊያችሁ (mälagiyaččəhu)	መላጊያዎ (mälagiyawo)
	f	መላጊያሽ (mälagiyaš)
Third person	m	መላጊያው (mälagiyaw)	መላጊያቸው (mälagiyaččäw)
	f	መላጊያዋ (mälagiyawa)

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ለጋ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 113