Etymology

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Today it means: A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement. Full definition →

Amharic ዐምባ
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amba · noun1

  1. Amharic · borrowed fromዐምባ
  2. Amharic · borrowed fromዐምባ
  3. English todayamba

Borrowed from Amharic ዐምባ (ʿämba).

amba · noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromआम्र
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromעמבה
  3. Arabic · borrowed fromعَمْبَة
  4. English todayamba

From Arabic عَمْبَة (ʕamba) and Hebrew עמבה; ultimately from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

Amba · proper noun3

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromअम्बा
  2. English todayAmba

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).

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