አርዌ

Ge'ez

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-. Cognate with Hebrew אריה (“lion”), Amharic አውሬ (ʾäwre, “wild beast”), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎗𐎆 (ảrw, “lion”).

Noun

አርዌ • (ʾärwe) (plural አራዊት (ʾärawit))

  1. wild animal, beast
    • 1853-1855, August Dillmann, editor, Veteris Testamenti Aethiopici‎[1], Leipzig, Genesis 37:33:
      ወአእሚሮ ፡ ይቤ ፡ ክዳኑ ፡ ለወልድየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወአርዌ ፡ እኩይ ፡ በልዖ ፡ አርዌ ፡ መሠጦ ፡ ለዮሴፍ ።
      wäʾäʾmiro yəbe kədanu läwäldəyä wəʾtu wäʾärwe ʾəkuy bälʿo ʾärwe mäśäṭo läyosef .
      And he recognizing it, said: It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath devoured Joseph.

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