amharic

English - Turkish

Definition of amharic in English Turkish dictionary: Habeşistan'ın resmi dili; Amharca; habeşistan dili

English - English

Definition of amharic in English English dictionary: A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia; related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language"; the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara people have been in close contact; {i} official language of Ethiopia; {s} pertaining to the Amharic language (language of Ethiopia); written in Amharic; Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic; The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia)
Amharic language: Semitic language of Ethiopia. Amharic is spoken by more than 18 million people as a first language and is used as a lingua franca throughout much of central highland Ethiopia. Its status as a de facto national language is largely due to the long dominance of the Ethiopian monarchy by Amhara sovereigns. Amharic is written in a modified form of the partly syllabic, partly alphabetic script used to write Geez, the classical language of Christian Ethiopian civilization (see Ethiopic languages). Though manuscripts in Amharic are known from the 14th century, the language has only recently been used as a general medium for literature, journalism, and education