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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 "Mss. Colb. c." in 1818 entries!

ዝልፈት

...ቶሙ፡ Phlx. 199; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

... Phlx. 199; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

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ተቍጥዕት

...x. 29, al.; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

... 29, al.; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

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ሱራፌላዊ

... , ሱራፌላውያን፡ Lud. e Libr. Myst. et e Mss. Colb. ...

...Libr. Myst. et e Mss. Colb.

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መጣዊ

... n. ag. traditor , dator Lud. e mss. Colb.; መጣዌ፡ ኦሪት፡ (Deus) M.M. f. 83....

...n. ag. traditor , dator Lud. e mss. Colb.; መጣዌ፡ ኦሪት፡ (Deus) M.M. f. 83. ...

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ጠባሒ

... : ጠባሕያነ፡ አልህምት፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb. (sub መጥባ...

... : ጠባሕያነ፡ አልህምት፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb. (sub መጥባሕት፡). ...

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ምፍያት

...ffert ምፍያተ፡ አክይስት፡ „specus draconum“ e Mss. Colb.

... ምፍያተ፡ አክይስት፡ „specus draconum“ e Mss. Colb.

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ስፉን

...upereminens ), Lud. e Mss. Colb.

...minens ), Lud. e Mss. Colb.

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ዐዳዊ

...r : ዐደውተ፡ ሕግ፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb.

... : ዐደውተ፡ ሕግ፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb.

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ርቁይ

... ርቁየ፡ ተስናን፡ incantatus litigio Lud. e Mss. Colb.; exorcisatus Can. Laod. 35...

... ተስናን፡ incantatus litigio Lud. e Mss. Colb.; exorcisatus Can. Laod. 35 (36)....

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ጕዩይ

...ልእክት፡ φυγάδες; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

... φυγάδες; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

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ተሰንአለ

...በበይናቲሆሙ፡ Jsp. p. 382; c. ...

...tio legitima , Lud. e Mss. Colb. – Voc. Ae.: ተሰነአለ፡ ተፋትሐ፡ ተበውሐ...

...egitima , Lud. e Mss. Colb. – Voc. Ae.: ተሰነአለ፡ ተፋትሐ፡ ተበውሐ፡ ተስዕረ...

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ስቁል

... በመንኰራኵር፡ Sx. Ter 1 Enc.; c. ውስተ፡ ...

...nce sicli ) Lud. e Mss. Colb. ...

...icli ) Lud. e Mss. Colb. ...

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ተገበረ

...2,9; በፍርሀት፡ ትትጌበሩ፡ ለሕይወትክሙ፡ Phil. 2,12; c. Acc. operis vel negotii: ተግባር፡ ዘተ...

...rei, elaborare , operando acquirere , c. Acc. : Prov. 6,8; ሀገር፡ እንተ፡ ትትጌበር፡...

...ciendum i.e. masticandum panem), Lud. e Mss. Colb. colere agrum, vites, c. ...

...um i.e. masticandum panem), Lud. e Mss. Colb. colere agrum, vites, c. Acc. :...

.... e Mss. Colb. colere agrum, vites, c. Acc. : Gen. 2,15; Gen. 3,23; Gen. ...

...16; Luc. 19,13; Luc. 19,15; Jac. 4,13; c. በ፡ rei Matth. 25,16; c. Acc. rei:...

...,15; Jac. 4,13; c. በ፡ rei Matth. 25,16; c. Acc. rei: ይኄይስ፡ ኪያሃ፡ ተገብሮ፡ እምተገብሮ...

...ሃ፡ ተገብሮ፡ እምተገብሮ፡ ወርቅ፡ ወብሩር፡ Prov. 3,14; c. Acc. negotii: Ps. 106,23. raro ...

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ተናጸረ

...aspicere , c. በበይናት፡ vel ምስለ፡, ut: ወእምዝ፡ ተናጸሩ፡ ንጉ...

...tare , c. Acc. : tres viri, ዘኢይትናጸሮሙ፡ ተቃኅዎ፡ ...

...; ቃሎሙ፡ ጽዱቅ፡ ዘኢይትናጸር፡ ሕሳዌ፡ ወጽልሑት፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb. ...

...፡ ጽዱቅ፡ ዘኢይትናጸር፡ ሕሳዌ፡ ወጽልሑት፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb. ...

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ተፈልሰፈ

...ር፡ Fal. f. 36; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

... Fal. f. 36; Lud. e Mss. Colb.

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ድንቃዌ

... surditas , Lud. e Mss. Colb.; Deus ዐጸዋ፡ እዝና፡ ...

...urditas , Lud. e Mss. Colb.; Deus ዐጸዋ፡ እዝና፡ ...

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ምዋኤ

... i.e. laude victoriae indignus Lud. e Mss. Colb. ...

... laude victoriae indignus Lud. e Mss. Colb. mǝwwā...

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አጽበተ

...demittere , Lud. e Mss. Colb. ...

...tere , Lud. e Mss. Colb. ...

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ምስፋሕ

...ምስፋሕ፡ ወምስትጉቡእ፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb.; Lit. 171,2 (ubi ምስፋሕ፡ emenda...

... ወምስትጉቡእ፡ Lud. e Mss. Colb.; Lit. 171,2 (ubi ምስፋሕ፡ emendandum e...

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ሰዋቂ

...or : መርጉዝ፡ ሰዋቄ፡ አብራክ፡ Mss. Colb.; ሰዋቄ፡ ኩነኒ፡ ወምስማከ፡ Cod. Mus. ...

... : መርጉዝ፡ ሰዋቄ፡ አብራክ፡ Mss. Colb.; ሰዋቄ፡ ኩነኒ፡ ወምስማከ፡ Cod. Mus. Brit. ...

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