ጸምአ

Ge'ez

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣amiʔ- (to thirst).

Verb

ጸምአ • (ṣämʾä)

  1. to thirst

Derived terms

  • አጽምአ (ʾäṣməʾä) (causative)
  • ጽሙእ (ṣəmuʾ, thirsty, parched)
  • ጽምእ (ṣəmʾ, thirst)
  • ምጽማእ (məṣmaʾ, parched, arid place)

References

  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 557a