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This app is built with exist-db, and uses Lucene as the standard search engine. This comes with several options available. A full list is here

Below very few examples.

sample result
* *custodir* add wildcards to unlimit your string search
? custodir? Will find any match for the position with the question mark.
~ ምሕረትከ~ Will make a fuzzy search. you can decide also how much fuzzy, by saying for example ምሕረትከ~0.9 which will match only 90% similar terms.
"" "ምሕረትከ፡ ይትኖለወኒ፡" Will find the exact string contained between quotes.
() (verbo OR notionem) AND ይትኖለወኒ Will find one of the two between brackets and the other string.

Input

If you want to transcribe some fidal into latin or update your transcription, you can have a go with our transcription tools.

If you are using the keyboard provided, please note that there are four layers, the normal one and those activated by Shift, Alt, Alt+Shift.

Normal and Shift contain mainly Fidal. Alt and Alt-Shift diacritics.

To enter letters in Fidal and the diacritics with this keyboard, which is independent of your local input selection, you can use two methods.

Orthographic variants of the Ethiopic language are searched as a standard if not otherwise specified. The following are the options considered by the search engine.

  • 's','s', 'ḍ'
  • 'e','ǝ','ə','ē'
  • 'w','ʷ'
  • 'ʾ', 'ʿ'
  • '`', 'ʾ', 'ʿ' (note that you can use the tick if you are not sure about the two, but none will be inferred for you)
  • 'ሀ', 'ሐ', 'ኀ', 'ሃ', 'ሓ', 'ኃ'
  • 'ሀ', 'ሐ', 'ኀ'
  • 'ሁ', 'ሑ', 'ኁ'
  • 'ሂ', 'ሒ', 'ኂ'
  • 'ሄ', 'ሔ', 'ኄ'
  • 'ህ', 'ሕ', 'ኅ'
  • 'ሆ', 'ሖ', 'ኆ'
  • 'ሠ','ሰ'
  • 'ሡ','ሱ'
  • 'ሢ','ሲ'
  • 'ሣ','ሳ'
  • 'ሥ','ስ'
  • 'ሦ','ሶ'
  • 'ሤ','ሴ'
  • 'ጸ', 'ፀ'
  • 'ጹ', 'ፁ'
  • 'ጺ', 'ፂ'
  • 'ጻ', 'ፃ'
  • 'ጼ', 'ፄ'
  • 'ጽ', 'ፅ'
  • 'ጾ', 'ፆ'
  • 'አ', 'ዐ', 'ኣ', 'ዓ'
  • 'ኡ', 'ዑ'
  • 'ኢ', 'ዒ'
  • 'ኤ', 'ዔ'
  • 'እ', 'ዕ'
  • 'ኦ', 'ዖ'

Some examples

  • If you search Taammera, you will not find Taʾammǝra or Taʿammera but only Taammera. Try Ta`ammera instead or use the keyboard provided to enter aleph and ayn.
  • If you are searching for Yāʿǝqob, you will not have a lot of luck searching Yaqob, unless some kind cataloguer has actually added it into the data as simplified spelling form. Try instead entering Yaqob~0.5 which is a fuzzy search, this will return also Yāʿǝqob. Also Ya`eqob is fine for example.

Keys Combinations

With this method you use keys combinations to trigger specific characters. Click here for a list of the available combos. This can be expanded, do not hesitate to ask (click here to post a new issue).

Hold and choose

If you hold a key optional values will appear in a list. You can click on the desiderd value or use arrows and enter to select it. The options are the same as those activated by combinations.

With this method you do not have to remember or lookup combos, but it does take many more clicks...

You found "Harris II. Anh." in 1321 entries!

አሠወነ

... አሠወነ II,2 spumare facere aliquem: Marc. 9,...

... ʾaśawwana አሠወነ፡ ʾaśawwana II,2 ያሤውን፡, ያሠውን፡ «faire baver» ― አስለገገ...

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አህከየ

... አህከየ II,1 taedium afferre alicui , segnem ...

... ʾahkaya አህከየ፡ II,1 «faire devenir, rendre paresseux» ...

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አልመጸ

... አልመጸ II,1 laevem , lubricum , planum face...

... ʾalmaṣa, አልመፀ፡ ʾalmaḍa አልመፀ፡ ʾalmaḍa II,1 ያለምፅ፡, ያልምፅ፡ «polir, lisser» ― አለዘ...

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አሕረረ

... አሕረረ II,1 amburere , igne exsiccare : ያሐርሮ...

... ʾaḥrara አሕረረ፡ ʾaḥrara II,1 ያሐርር፡, ያሕርር፡ «carboniser, desséche...

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አላቀሰ

... አላቀሰ II,3 alicui condolere eumque consolari...

... ʾalāqasa አላቀሰ፡ ʾalāqasa II,3 «condoluit, ploravit (vulgare est)...

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አርኀበ

... አርኀበ II,1 esurire facere vel sinere , fa...

... ʾarḫaba አርኀበ፡ ʾarḫaba II,1 ያርኅብ፡ «être cause de la faim, appo...

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አሕለለ

... አሕለለ II,1 torrere , adurere , arefacere :...

... Thren. 1,13; ሶበ፡ ለልብየ፡ እሳተ፡ ሐዘን፡ አሕለሎ፡ II Sal. Mar. 7; እቶነ፡ እሳት፡ ኢያሕለላ፡ Sx. Ha...

... ʾaḥlala አህለለ፡ ʾahlala II,1 brûler, être ardent ቅድመ፡ መንበር፡ ሀሎ፡...

...፡ ይእኅዞ፡ ለነፋስ። 29. 2 አህለለ፡ ʾahlala II,1 «brûler» ― አተኰሰ፡ Ms. BNFabb217, fo...

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ስማዝ

... papyrus vid. Harris Reise II p. 225). ...

... vid. Harris Reise II p. 225). ...

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ምዝር

...modo nunc an Abyssinis paretur, vid. in Harris Reise II. p. 196. ...

...Abyssinis paretur, vid. in Harris Reise II. p. 196. ...

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አምስሐ

... አምስሐ II,1 ad epulas invitare , convivio e...

... ʾamsǝḥa አምስሐ፡ ʾamsǝḥa II,1 ያመስሕ፡, ያምስሕ «donner à dîner» ― ምሳ፡...

... vid. መስሐ masḥa I} 363b አምስሐ ʾamsǝḥa II causative {of vid. መስሐ masḥa II}; al...

...ʾamsǝḥa II causative {of vid. መስሐ masḥa II}; also invite for a meal, prepare a ...

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አሠየጠ

... አሠየጠ II,2 vel አሣየጠ፡ II,3 venum dare , c. du...

... II,2 vel አሣየጠ፡ II,3 venum dare , c. dupl. Acc. : አሠይ...

...aṭa, ʾaśāyaṭa, አሤጠ፡ ʾaśeṭa አሤጠ፡ ʾaśeṭa II,1 ያሠይጥ፡, ያሢጥ፡ «faire vendre» ― አሸጠ፡ ...

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አማዕበለ

... quadril. II ( denom. ) inundare , fluctibus o...

... ʾamāʿbala አማዕበለ፡ ʾamāʿbala quadrl. II, ያመዐብል፡, ያማዕብል፡ «susciter des vagues...

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አመርግሐ

... v. አመርግዐ፡ II saxa provolvere de rupe: አመርግሑ፡ (...

...ርግሀ፡ ʾamargha አመርግሀ፡ ʾamargha, quadrl. II, ያመረግህ፡, ያመርግህ፡ «(faire) rouler des ...

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አመጽለወ

... አመጽለወ II marcidum , flaccidum , rugosum re...

... ʾamaṣlawa አመጽለወ፡ ʾamaṣlawa, II, ያመጸሉ፡, ያመጽሉ፡ «faire pourrir, faire ...

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አመድበለ

... አመድበለ II concilium habere , conventum insti...

... ʾamadabǝl አመድበለ፡ ʾamadbala, II, ያመደብል፡, ያመድብል፡«assembler» ― አከማቸ፡ M...

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አርሰወ

... አርሰወ II,1 appellere in portum navem: አርሰዉ፡...

... ʾarsawa አርሰወ፡ ʾarsawa II,1 ያረሰ፡, ያርሱ፡ «aborder, jeter l’ancre...

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ማኅፈድ

... māḫǝfad II ‘the veils and napkins with which an...

... ማኅፈድ፡> gez!māḫǝfad> II ‘the veils a...

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መዝሕን

... part. (II,1) tranquillat...

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ጣዕጥዐ

...veri vid. sub II ጣእጥአ።

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አሦጠ

... አሦጠ II,1 redire facere , reducere , repo...

... ʾaśoṭa, አሥወጠ፡ ʾaśwaṭa አሥወጠ፡ ʾaśwaṭa II,1 ያሠውጥ፡, ያሡጥ፡ «faire revenir» ― አስመለ...

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