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wekin
ለማማረጥ የሚያገለግል ቃል
word that suggest options and alternatives
Amta wekin oorota?
እኔ ልሂድ ወይስ ልቅር?
wiha
adj
ድልግዝ፥ስራ የማይችል
not willing to work, makes excuses not to work
Ayidek' wihi b'wottsotse nababeraka.
ሰነፍ ተማሪ ነው ምንም አያጠናም።
wííc'a
v
ማስጠላት
strong disappointment, angry disapproval
Weeratse kiimo bek't wííc're.
መንገድ ላይ ያልውን ቆሻሻ ተፀየፈ።
wííd'a
v
ለትዳር ቀለበት ማሰር
arranged marriage
Bnihi na'u b'kenihish wííd'ire.
አባትዮው ሴት ልጁን ለጓደኛው ልጅ አሳጨ።
wiira
n
ባላ ያለው የስጋ መጥበሻ ብረት
a metal used to hang meat for roasting
Méétso wiiron mitsre.
ስጋውን በመጥበሻ ላይ ጠበሰው።
wodashiya
n
ከሸክላ የተሰራ ጋን መሰል ዕቃ
small clay bowls used to hold extra water for distillation and storage
Tiind wodashiyo wozfa.
እናቴ ትንሽ ጋን ትሠራለች።
wodmá
adj
ታታሪ፥ስራ ወዳድ
wise, intelligence, mental agility, mental quickness
Nnaana'ots wodmno.
ልጆችህ ጎበዝ ናችዉ።
wodmiila
adj
በእግር መጥለፍ
to cause to fall down on purpose by removing one leg from the ground
Bomaak'orere wodmbiilon dikre.
በእግሩ ጠልፎት ጣለ።
woka
adj
ፈቀቅ ያለ ወይም ቅርብ ያልሆነ
much distance away from, not nearby, not close
Maatse wokar amk'ay!
ከቤቱ በጣም ርቀህ አትሂድ።
wokeemba
n
የምጣድ ክዳን
covering of clay oven used for baking and has a handle, cooking top with handle
Wokeembo wozra.
የምጣድ ክዳን ሰራች።
wokeya
v
ዝምድናን ማቋረጥ
changing in purpose from peers, no longer sharing like passions
T shawonton twokeyo taan jiitsire.
ከጓደኞቹ መለየቱ አሳዝኖታል።
wok'á
v
ለማፅዳት አበጠረች
shaking around to remove unwanted parts, to make finer
Mááyo wok'rá.
እህልን አንጓለለች።
wola
adj
መልፈስፈስ
becoming tired and having little strength caused by sickness or overworking
Maawat wolera.
በጣም ደክማለች።
wolá
n
የሰሌን ዛፍ
mat made from wood of the Raffia palm tree
Naana'ots kakuwedek't wolo wozrno.
ልጆች ተሰብስቦ ሰሌን ሰሩ።
wolela
n
ሴቶች እንጨት የሚሸከሙበት ገመዳ
long strong string used to tie bundles
Ashu míto wolelon kurira.
ሴቶችቹ እንጨቱን በረዥሙ ገመድ አሰሩ።
wolowi gásha
n
የህፃናት ጥርስ በሽታ
kids disease of their gum
Wolowi gásho k'at'rno.
የልጁን ድድ አስነቀሉት።
wona
v
ቅያሪ
to give one thing for another of equal value
Mas'afan k'osh mas'afon wono geefe.
ይህን መፃሐፍ በሌላ መለወጥ እፈልጋለሁ።
woneya
n
መለወጥ
make different, alter to something else, not the same as it was
Gizi eeno datsuwats woneyo dowetuwe.
የኢኮኖሚ እድገት አገሪቱ ላይ ለውጥ ያመጣል።
woniya
v
ብርን ወደ ሳንቲም ወይም ወደ ብር መቀየር
to change from, convince to do differently
Ik ambaaro 10 santibo maand woniyre.
አንድ ብርን በመቶ ሳንቲም መነዘረ።
woo
v
ወደዚ ቅረብ
expecting to appear, inviting to move in proximity,
Mja naay woo nogál amo.
አንተ ና ወደ ቤት እንሂድ።
worá
1
prep
ጊዜ
period of limits, set limits as hours, minutes
Worán mááy kakuwi worá
ይህ ወቅት አዝመራ የሚሰበሰብበት ወቅት ነው።
worá
2
v
ከራብ ወይም ከችግር መውጣት
can eat no more, reached limit of, satisfied with food
Mishan taan woriratse.
ይህን ምግብ አልጠገብኩም።
worá
3
v
ከአንድ ነገር ማምለጥ፥መዳን፥መቅረት
remained alive, escaped death, outlived imminent danger
Sababiyatse worre.
ከአደጋው ተረፈ።
worfa
n
ከቤት ግቢ ውስጥ ያለው እርሻ
area behind a house or building
Tworfotse moc'a etetso aali.
እጓሮዬ ምንም ሣር አልበቀለም።
wori wota
n
በአስራ ሶስት ወራት የሚቆጠር ጊዜ
period of thirteen months in Ethiopia
Ik wori wato 365 aawotsi detsfe.
አንድ ዓመት 365 ቀናቶች አሉት።
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