ፋሲካ

Amharic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא (paskha), from Hebrew פסח (pésakh).

Noun

ፋሲካ • (fasika) ?

1. Easter

Ge'ez

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא (paskha), from Hebrew פסח (pésakh).

Noun

ፋሲካ • (fasika)

1. Easter
2. (Beta Israel) Passover, Pesach
3. paschal lamb

References

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