Number of realizations
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Realization | ||
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Type | Borrowing | |
Language 1 | Arabic | |
Language 2 | Amharic | |
Lexeme 1 | ḫamr- | |
Lexeme 2 | hamrawi | |
Meaning 1 | 'wine' | |
Meaning 2 | 'pink, purple, clear red color, bay (horse), a kind of cloth' | |
Reference | ||
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Comment | Lane 809; K 7. The borrowing was possibly via Ge'ez, where the derivation was like ḫamr > ḫamrāwi (with the adjectival suffix -āwi). However, in Ge'ez both the noun and the adjective are practically out of use (though they are present in the dictionary of a local author). Cf. Also the Arabic ḫamriyy- 'a colour resembling the colour of wine' (Lane 809) |
Realization | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Amharic | |
Lexeme 1 | wäyn ṭäğğ | |
Lexeme 2 | yäwäyn ṭäğğ | |
Meaning 1 | 'wine' | wäyn ṭäğğ mäṭäṭat əwäddallähu "'I like to drink wine' (Leslau 1973:1477)" |
Meaning 2 | 'wine, wine-color; purple' | əhəte yäwäyn ṭäğğ šurab təwäddalläčč "'My sister likes purple sweaters' (Leslau 1973:1001)" |
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Comment | [K 2179; Leslau 1973:1001]. According to the Amharic informant, the term means 'pink'. |