ፄወወ

Ge'ez

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew שָׁבָה, Arabic سَبَى (sabā), Classical Syriac ܫܒܳܐ.

Verb

ፄወወ • (ṣ́ewäwä)

to capture, take captive
to lead off, plunder, loot ( as cattle, goods)
to lead people into exile
to conquer, subdue

Related terms

ተፄወወ (täṣ́ewäwä)
ፂውው (ṣ́iww)
ፄዋ (ṣ́ewa)
ፂዋዌ (ṣ́iwawe)
ፄዋዊ (ṣ́ewawi)

References

Dillmann, August (1865) “ፄወወ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel

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