Some observations on Amhar. aškär ~ aškər, askari Cover Image

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Some observations on Amhar. aškär ~ aškər, askari

Author(s): Michael Knüppel
Subject(s): Language studies, Lexis, Semantics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Arabic loanwords in Amharic; etymology; military term;

Summary/Abstract: The following article deals with the term aškär ~ aškər, askari in Amharic and gives some additional information on meanings and distribution of aškär ~ aškər, askari to some entries of „Encyclopaedia Aethiopica”, vol. I, and explains the lehnweg these terms most likely went from Arabic to Amharic.

  • Issue Year: 20/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 127-134
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: German
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