ጡብ

Amharic

ጡብ(1)።

Alternative forms

• (prothetic) እጡብ (ʾəṭub)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طُوب (ṭūb), from Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʼub/
• Hyphenation: ጡብ

Noun

ጡብ • (ṭub) m

1. brick
2. tile

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ጡብ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
• Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 8

Tigrinya

Noun

ጡብ • (t'ub)

1. (anatomy) nipple