ኀጺን

Ge'ez

Alternative forms

• ሐጺን (ḥäṣin), ኀፂን (ḫäṣ́in)

Etymology

From Aramaic חֲצִינָא / ܚܰܨܺܝܢܳܐ (ḥaṣṣīnā, “axe”), from Akkadian 𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 (ḫaṣṣinnum, “hoe”).

Noun

ኀጺን • (ḫäṣin)

1. iron, iron tool
2. sword
3. armor
4. chain, band

Descendants

• → Tigre: ሓጺን (ḥaṣin, “iron”)
• → Tigrinya: ሓጺን (ḥaṣin, “iron”)
• → Amharic: ኀፂን (haṣṣin, “iron”)
• → Awngi: [script needed] (ač̣in, “iron”)
• → Xamtanga: [script needed] (ač̣in, “iron”)

References

• Dillmann, August (1865) “ኀጺን”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, column 623
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 267