ሐጂስ

Harari

Etymology

Akin to Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħæ̙d͡ʒiːs]

Adjective

ሐጂስ (ḥäǧīs)

  1. new
    • 1922, “Harari-Studien”, in Enno Littmann, editor, Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete[1], volume 1, page 68 Nr. 261:
      ከሎትዬ፡ሐጂስ፡በይ(ዕ)ዞ፡ኑስ፡ቀርሺ።
      kälotye ḥäǧis bäy(ʿə)zo nus ḳärši.
      My new cap: Its selling-price is half a thaler.