እሳቸው
Amharic
Alternative forms
- እርሳቸው (ʾərsaččäw)
Etymology
From a possessed form of Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)ɨsːat͡ʃːəw/
- Hyphenation: እ‧ሳ‧ቸው
See also
Amharic personal pronouns
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | m | f | ||
| familiar singular | እኔ (ʾəne) | አንተ (ʾantä) | አንቺ (ʾanči) | እሱ (ʾəssu) እርሱ (ʾərsu) | እሷ (ʾəssʷa) እርሷ (ʾərsʷa) |
| plural | እኛ (ʾəñña) | እናንተ (ʾənnantä) እናንት (ʾənnantə)1) | እነሱ (ʾənnässu) እነርሱ (ʾənnärsu) | ||
| formal singular | — | እስዎ (ʾəssəwo) እርስዎ (ʾərsəwo) አንቱ (ʾantu)1) | እሳቸው (ʾəssaččäw) እርሳቸው (ʾərsaččäw) | ||
| 1) Rare | |||||
References
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 17
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