Translingual
Etymology
Corresponds to South Arabian 𐩫.
Letter
ከ (k or kä)
- The fourteenth letter of the Ge'ez abjad, transliterated as k.
- A symbol of the Ge'ez abugida, transliterated as kä.
See also
- (Derived symbols): ኩ (ku), ኪ (ki), ካ (ka), ኬ (ke), ክ (kə), ኮ (ko), ኰ (kʷä), ኲ (kʷi), ኳ (kʷa), ኴ (kʷe), ኵ (kʷə)
Ge'ez
Pronoun
ከ • (-kä) m sg (enclitic form of አንተ (ʾantä))
- you, your (masculine singular bound object pronoun)
- ቤትከ ― betkä ― your (m) house
See also
Ge'ez personal pronouns
| isolated nominative pronouns
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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አነ (ʾanä)
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ንሕነ (nəḥna)
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| 2nd person
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m
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አንተ (ʾantä)
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አንትሙ (ʾantəmu)
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| f
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አንቲ (ʾanti)
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አንትን (ʾantən)
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| 3rd person
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m
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ውእቱ (wəʾətu)
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ውእቶሙ (wəʾətom), እሙንቱ (ʾəmuntu)
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| f
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ይእቲ (yəʾəti)
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ውእቶን (wəʾəton), እማንቱ (ʾəmantu)
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| enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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የ (-yä), ኒ (-ni)1
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ነ (-nä)
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| 2nd person
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m
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ከ (-kä)
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ክሙ (-kəmmu)
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| f
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ኪ (-ki)
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ክን (-kən)
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| 3rd person
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m
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ሁ (-(h)u)2
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ሆሙ (-(h)omu)2
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| f
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ሃ (-(h)a)2
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ሆን (-(h)on)2
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1. የ (-yä) is attached to nouns, while ኒ (-ni) is attached to verbs.
2. In all third person suffixes, an "h" is inserted when preceded by a vowel.
References
- August Dillmann, Carl Bezold (1857, 1899) James A. Crichton, transl., Ethiopic Grammar[1], 2nd edition, London: Williams & Norgate, published 1907, pages 339-340