Interchangeable Spellings of Ethiopic Terms
The peoples of the northern and central Eritrean and Ethiopian highlands have their own unique script, a syllabary with characters representing a consonant and vowel. Called fidäl, they created it in the 200s CE and use it for their Afro-Asiatic language of Geʿez (classical Ethiopic) and other local languages. Geʿez has around forty basic consonant characters and seven vowels, which, in combination with their preceding consonants, are represented through a basic fidäl symbol and six modifications of it. This means that the that complete fidäl set it comprises more than three hundred symbols or glyphs. The vowels of fidäl are [remaining to come here]. The categories would be historical person (a person who appears in the stories as well as the Ethiopian royal chronicles of the period, usually members of royalty or military leaders), local person (maybe would not appear in the Glossary?), biblical figure (someone who appears in the Bible, like King David), religious figure (a famous religious leader, including saints), folkloric figure (legendary person or creature); local place (a place in Ethiopia), biblical place (a place mentioned in the Bible, like Sodom); ethnic term (names of ethnic groups), religious term, temporal term (names of months and times of prayer), medical term (diseases); religious occasion, cultural practice; food, plant, text, title (honorifics), unit of measurement, and object (like boats or buildings).
Category | Title | Simplified Spelling | Geʿez | Transcription | Original Language | English Translation | Alternate Spellings |
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Person | Abbâ, Abba | Samuel, of Kalman | ሳሙኤል | Samuˀel | |||
Monastery | Kalman | ቀልሞን | Qäləman; Däbrä Qaləmon | Qalemon | |||
Shalura | Shâlurâ | ||||||
Person | Dexius | ደቅስዮስ | Däqəsəyos | Hildephonsus | |||
Place | Teltelya | ጥልጥልያ | Ṭələṭələya | Toledo | Ṭelṭelyâ | ||
Place | Rif | ||||||
Person | Isaac | ይስሐቅ | Yǝsḥaq | Issac | Yeshaq | ||
Place | Dafra | Dǝfrā | |||||
Place | Afrurgi | አረጎን | Aragón | Aragon | |||
Place | Qusquam | ቍስቋም | Däbrä Qʷəsqʷam |
Ḳuěsḳuâm; Mount Kueskuam; Keuskuam; Däbrä Qwésqwam,
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Qusya | Qusəya | al-Qusia, Egypt | |||||
Maharraka | Maḥarraḳâ | ||||||
Person | Yohannes Bakansi | ዮሐንስ፡ በከንሲ | Yoḥanəs Bäkänəsi | John Bakansî | |||
Preson | Markoryos | መርቆርዎስ | Marəqorəwas | Mercurius | Marḳôryôs | ||
Person | King | Heshbon | |||||
Place, monastery
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Akona | ‘Aḳônâ | |||||
Person | Mati | Mâtî | |||||
Person | Iyariko | ኢያሪኮ | ˀIyariso | Jericho | ‘Îyârîkô | ||
place | Napul | ናፑል | NaP̣ul | Nâpûl | |||
place | Ketalan | Ḳêṭâlân | |||||
Place, Island | Kualasyas | ቆላሲስ | Qolasis | Ḳualâsyas | |||
monastery | Nagadyan | ነጋድያን | Nägadəyan | Nagâdyân | |||
place, desert | Scene | ||||||
person | Holy Father, Abba, Saint, Aba | Macarius | መቃርስ | Mäqarəs | Maqarius | ||
person | Holy Father, Abba | John | |||||
person | Holy Father, Abba | Muse | Mûsê | ||||
person | Holy Father, Abba | John Kama | Yohannes Kama; Kamâ | ||||
church | Tayada | Ṭâyadâ | |||||
place | Sen'a | صَنْعَاء | Sana'a | Ṣen’â | |||
name | Tewog | Těwôg | |||||
name | Yawahita | የዋሂት | Yäwähit | Yawâhîta | |||
place | Mekmas | Meḳmas | |||||
name | Badraman | Badramân | |||||
name | Gera Anes | Gêrâ Anest | |||||
place | Dalga | ደልጋ | Däləga | دلجا | Delga | ||
place | Maggedo | מגידו/ مجیدو | Maggêdô | ||||
person | Giyorgis Haddis | ጊዮርጊስ ሐዲስ | Giyorəgis ḥadis | George the Younger | |||
Person, wife of Giyorgis Haddis
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Sawla | ሰውላ | Säwəla | ||||
Katir | ከጢር | Kätir | Qäṭir; Käṭîr | ||||
place | Elksus | እልክሱስ | Elkəsus | Al Kelsus; Ǝlkəsus | |||
person, son of Hermanos
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Victor | ||||||
Tag | ታግ | Tag | Tâg | ||||
Nazib | Nazîb | ||||||
Akyatar | Akyâtâr | ||||||
Term | Kadi | قاضي | Judge | Ḳâḍî | |||
Person | Mar (Saint) | George | ጊዮርጊስ | Giyorgis | Γεώργιος / مار جرجس | Giyorgis; Mâr George | |
Ludd | اللد/ לוד | Lod; Lud; Lydda; | |||||
Ramleh | الرملة / רַמְלָה | Ramla | |||||
Diospolis | |||||||
Basil | |||||||
Yoset | Yôsêṭ | ||||||
person | Zacharias | ዘካርያስ | Zäkarəyos | ||||
Person | Zosimus | ||||||
Gabra Lokos | Gäbrâ Lôkôs | ||||||
Place? | Harlom | ሐርተልሮም | ḥärətäləroma | Harat ar-Rum | |||
place | Gath | גַּת | |||||
place | Nobama | Nôbâmâ | |||||
place | Sichem | ሴኬም | Sekema | שְׁכֶם | |||
Rama | Râmâ | ||||||
Person | King | Safron | ሶፎሮን | Soforon | Safrôn | ||
Place | Sidon | ሲዶና | Sidona | صيدا | Sayda | ||
Person | Sabela | Sâbêlâ | Sybilla | ||||
Place | Daset | ደሴት | Däset | ||||
Person | Nicodemus | ኒቆዲሞስ | Neqodimos | Νικόδημος | |||
Person | Barok | ባሮክ | Barok | ||||
Place | Fenke | ፊንቄ | Finəqe | Phoenecia | |||
Person | Philotheus | ||||||
Place, Upper Egypt
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Sa'id | ጽዒድ | ṣaˁid | Sayeed | |||
Person | Anastasius | አንስጦስዮስ | ˀAnəsəṭosəyos | ||||
Gerdan | |||||||
Person | Abba | Jacob | ያዕቆብ | Yaˁəqob | |||
Person | the Apostle | Peter | ጴጥሮስ | P̣eṭəros | |||
Place, Lebanon
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Tiros | ጢሮስ | Ṭîros | صور/ Τύρος | Tyre | Ṭîrôs | |
Abraskirospas | Abrâskîrôspas | ||||||
Euphemia | አፎምያ | ˀAfomaya | |||||
Philemon | |||||||
Place | Samer | ሳምር | Samar | Sâmêr | |||
Person | Abba; Abbâ | Benyami | Benyâmî | ||||
Place | Rome | ሮሜ | Rome | Rômê | |||
Person | Zechariah | ||||||
Person | Juliana | ||||||
Person | Barbara | ||||||
Person | Judas | Ἰούδας | |||||
Place | Rosmaduk | Rôsmâdûk | |||||
Place | Mount | Carmel | ቀርሜሎስ | Qärəmelos | |||
Person | Sophia | ሶፍያ | Sofəya | ||||
Person | Abba | Severus | |||||
Person | Pilkes | Felix | |||||
Place | Akhmim | አክሚም | ˀAkəmima | Akhmîm | |||
Person | Damianus | ድምያኖስ | Dəmayanos | ||||
Place | Philippi | ፊልጵስዩስ | FiləP̣isəyos | ||||
Person | Abbas | አባስ | ˀAbas | عباس | Abbâs | ||
Person | Abba | Leo | |||||
Place | Kuestentenya | ቍስጥንጥንያ | Qʷəsəṭənəṭənəya | Constantinople | Ḳuěsṭěnṭěnyâ | ||
Place | Acco | عكّا / עַכּוֹ | Acre | Akko; Akka | |||
Person | Peter | ጴጥሮስ | P̣eṭəros | ||||
Person | Stephen | እስጢፋኖስ | ˀəsəṭifanos | Ǝsṭifanos | |||
Person | Saint | Sirloreyos | Sîrlôrěyôs | ||||
Place | Jahannam of fire | Jahânnam | جهنم | Hell | |||
Afara | ’Afârâ | ||||||
Place | Sarabyon | ሰራብዮን | Särabəyon | Σαράπιον | Serapion | Sarâbyôn | |
Person | Natan | ናታን | Natan | Nathan | Nâtân | ||
Tanshe' Krestos | Tanshě’ Krestôs | ||||||
Book | Book of Hawi | Book of Ḥâwî | |||||
Garanin | Garânîn | ||||||
Person | Golyad | ጎልያድ | Goləyad | Goliath | Gôlyâd | ||
Place | Athribis | አትሪብ | ˀAtərib | ||||
Rashid | Rashîd | رشيد | |||||
Hanna | Ḥannâ | Anne | |||||
place | Cairo | ቃሕራ | Qaḥəra | القاهرة | |||
Person | Abba | Mardari | ማርዳሪ | Marədari | |||
Person, disciple of 'Ammoni | Abba | Behor | ብሖር | Bǝḥor | |||
Person | Elias | ኤልያስ | ˀElǝyas | ||||
Person | Tekta | ቴክታ | Tekǝta | ||||
Person | Deganna | ዴጋና | Degana | ||||
Place | Sandafa | ሰንደፋ | Sänǝdǝfa | Sändafa | |||
Person | Barnabas | በርናባስ | Bärǝnabas | ||||
Person | Emperor | Constantine | ቍስጠንጢኖስ | ||||
Angel | Gabriel | ገብርኤል | Gäbǝrǝˀel | ||||
Angel | Michael | ሚካኤል | Mikaˀel | ||||
Place, Gaza? | Meneta Diyaqon | ምኔተ፡ ዲያቆን | Mǝneta Diyaqon | Monastery of the Deacon | Mǝneta Diyāqon; Mǝneta Diyāqonāt | ||
Place | Scete | ስቄጥስ | Sǝqeṭǝs | Σκήτις | |||
Person | King | Bastasios | |||||
Place, Monastery
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Dabra Adaweya | ደብረ፡ አደውያ | Däb | Däbrä Ádäwəya | |||
King | Lebna Dengel | ልብነ ድንግል | Ləbnä Dəngəl | ||||
Manfalut | መንፈሉጥ | Mänfäluṭ | |||||
Person | King | Theodosius | |||||
Person | Patriarch, Abba | Theodore | |||||
Person, King of Antioch | King | Diocletian | ድዮቅልጥያኖስ | Dəyoqələṭəyanos | |||
Person, Mother of Saint Victor
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Martha | ማርታ | Marəta | ||||
Fasiladas | ፋሲለዳስ | Fasilädas | |||||
Antioch | አንጾኪያ | ˀÄnəṣokiya | |||||
Person | Great Judge | Hermanos | ህርማኖስ | Hərəmanos | Hermânôs | ||
Place, river | Takkaze | ተከዜ | Täkkäze | ||||
Person, Father of Mary
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Joachim | ||||||
Place, Region of Egypt
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Meneta Sard | ምኔት ስርድ | Mənetä Sərd | Särd | |||
Person | Priest | Rizqallah | ርዝቅላ | Rəzqəla | |||
Place | Romeya | ሮምያ | Romaya | ||||
Person | Abba | Garima (Yeshaq) | |||||
Person, Wife of Masfeyanos, mother of Issac
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Sefengeya | ስፍንግያ | Səfənəgəya | ||||
Person | King | Masfeyanos | መስፍያኖስ | Mäsəfəyanos | |||
Person | አንስጦስያ | ˀÄnəsṭosəya | |||||
Place, spring or church
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Matarye | መጠርያ | Mäṭärəya; Maṭaryê | ||||
Person | Eulogius | አውሎጊስ | ˀÄwəlogis | Elogius | |||
Person, monk | aba | Daniel | ዳንኤል | Danəˀel | |||
Person | Ubayd | ዑበይድ | ˁUbäyəd | ||||
Person | Qomos | ቆሞስ | Qomos | ||||
Person | Abraham | አብርሃም | ˀÄbərəham | Ibrahim | |||
Person | King | Herod | ሄሮድስ | Herodəs | |||
Place | Bethlehem | ቤተ፡ ልሔም | Betə Ləḥem | ||||
Place | Alexandria | እስክንድርያ | ˀəsəkənədərəya | ||||
Place | Jerusalem | ኢየሩሳሌም | ˀIyärusalem |