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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Modified form of የ (y).
Letter
[edit]ያ (ya)
- A symbol of the Ge'ez abugida, transliterated as ya.
Amharic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ḏV-. Cognates include Ge'ez ዝኩ (zəku) and Arabic ذَاكَ (ḏāka).
The palatalisation *z- > y- was irregular.
Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]ያ • (ya)
- that (masculine)
Pronoun
[edit]ያ • (ya)
- that (masculine)
Usage notes
[edit]- When following a preposition, the enclitic -ዚያ (-zziya) is used.
See also
[edit]Amharic demonstratives
| masculine | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| proximal | simple | ይህ (yəh) | ይህች (yəhəčč) | እነዚህ (ʾənnäzzih) |
| emphatic | ይህኛው (yəhəññaw) | ይችኛዋ (yəččəññawa) | ||
| enclitic | -ዚህ (-zzih) | -ዚች (-zičč) | — | |
| distal | simple | ያ (ya) | ያች (yačč) | እነዚያ (ʾənnäzziya) |
| emphatic | ያኛው (yaññaw) | ያችኛዋ (yaččəññawa) | ||
| enclitic | -ዚያ (-zziya) | -ዚያች (-zziyačč) | — | |
| *) See the respective entries for alternative forms | ||||
References
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