Ge'ez edit

Etymology edit

From the same root as Arabic شَوَى (šawā), Classical Syriac ܣܘܳܬܳܐ. Less likely related to Hebrew מִזְבֵּחַ.

Noun edit

ምሥዋዕ (məśwaʿm or f (plural ምሥዋዓት (məśwaʿat) or ምሥዋዓታት (məśwaʿatat))

  1. altar
    • Genesis 13:4
      ውስተ ፡ መካን ፡ ኀበ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ምሥዋዐ ፡ ህየ ፡ ቀዲሙ ፡ ወጸውዐ ፡ አብራም ፡ ስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በህየ ።
      wəstä mäkan ḫäbä gäbrä məśwaʿä həyä ḳädimu wäṣäwʿä ʾäbram səmä ʾəgziʾäbḥer bähyä .
      to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
  2. sacrarium, adytum
  3. sacrifice

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