Amharic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ከ-ፈ-ተ
(kä-fä-tä)

From ተ- (tä-) +‎ ከፈተ (käffätä, to open).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /təkəfˈfətə/
  • Hyphenation: ተ‧ከ‧ፈ‧ተ

Verb edit

ተከፈተ (täkäffätä)

  1. (stative) to be opened
  2. (stative) to be hollow
  3. (stative) to be uncovered
  4. (stative) to be turned on
  5. (intransitive) to open

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ከፈተ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 15