Word "flag" in Amharic

Last modified: 2016-03-24 by antónio martins
Keywords: ɂalama | sänədäḳə | banədera |
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Overview

The title of the Amharic Wikipedia article about "flag" consists of two words: "ሰንደቅ | sänədäḳə" and "ዓላማ | ɂalama".
António Martins, 15 Aug 2007

Word " ዓላማ "

Word:

ዓላማ

Transliteration:

ɂalama

Script:

Ethiopic

Etym. family:

*ala

External links:

• Amharic Wikipedia article about ዓላማ
• Listed in the English Wikitionary

"ዓላማ | ɂalama" (just like Oromo "allaba"), shares a common etym (Arabic?) with unrelated and distant languages such as Kurdish or Chuvash.
António Martins, 15 Aug 2007

Word " ሰንደቅ " (="flag")

Word:

ሰንደቅ

Transliteration:

sänədäḳə

Script:

Ethiopic

Etym. family:

*sanjak

Meaning:

flag

External links:

• Amharic Wikipedia article about ሰንደቅ
• Listed in the English Wikitionary

"ሰንደቅ | sänədäḳə" is a cognate of modern Turkish "sancak" along with many other "flag" words in several languages.
António Martins, 15 Aug 2007

Word " ባንዴራ " (="flag")

Word:

ባንዴራ

Transliteration:

banədera

Script:

Ethiopic

Etym. family:

*band-

Meaning:

flag

External links:

• Listed in the English Wikitionary

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