Meanings
- A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
Fifi smiles and nods, then says “yes” in Amharic with that typical Ethiopian inflection that makes it sound less like a word and more like a sharp intake of air.
2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books, published 2020, pages 218–219Synonyms: Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Ethiopian
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Amharies
- Amharieslanguage
Arabic أَمْهَرِيّ, أَمْهَرِيَّة
- أَمْهَرِيّ (ʔamhariyy)language
- أَمْهَرِيَّة (ʔamhariyya)language
Bulgarian амха́рски
- амха́рски (amhárski)language
Catalan amhàric
- amhàriclanguage
Chinese Mandarin 阿姆哈拉語 /阿姆哈拉语
- 阿姆哈拉語 /阿姆哈拉语 (āmǔhālāyǔ)language
Czech amharština
- amharštinalanguage
Dutch Amhaars, Amharisch
- Amhaarslanguage
- Amharischlanguage
Esperanto amharo
- amharolanguage
Finnish amhara, amharan kieli
- amharalanguage
- amharan kielilanguage
French amharique
- amhariquelanguage
German Amarinya, Amharisch
- Amarinyalanguage
- Amharischlanguage
Hebrew אַמְהָרִית
- אַמְהָרִית (ama'harit)language
Hindi अम्हारी, अम्हारी भाषा
- अम्हारी (amhārī)language
- अम्हारी भाषा (amhārī bhāṣā)language
- आम्हारिक (āmhārik)language
- अम्हरी (amharī)language
Hungarian amhara
- amharalanguage
Icelandic amharíska
- amharískalanguage
Irish Amáiris
- Amáirislanguage
Italian amarico
- amaricolanguage
Japanese アムハラ語
- アムハラ語 (amuharago)language
Korean 암하라어
- 암하라어 (amhara'eo)language
Norwegian amharisk
- amharisklanguage
Polish amharski
- amharskilanguage
Portuguese amárico, amharico
- amáricolanguage
- amharicolanguage
Russian амха́рский, амха́рский язы́к
- амха́рский (amxárskij)language
- амха́рский язы́к (amxárskij jazýk)language
Spanish amárico
- amáricolanguage
Swahili Kiamhara, Kiamhari
- Kiamharalanguage
- Kiamharilanguage
Swedish amhariska
- amhariskalanguage
Thai ภาษาอัมฮารา
- ภาษาอัมฮาราlanguage
Turkish Amharca
- Amharcalanguage
Urdu امہاری
- امہاری (amhārī)language
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Amharic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amharic
“Amharic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amharic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amharic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amharic.
Source: Amharic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.