Number of realizations
2
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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)" |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | [K 2179; Leslau 1973:1001]. According to the Amharic informant, the term means 'pink'. | |