greeting in amharic

[fiker]

                                              Amharic greetings
-selam walkis                   -selam aderk                       -selam keremik               -selam koyeh
-dena walkis                    -dena aderk                        -dena  keremik               -dena koyeh

[Salpy]

Welcome to the forum!

[biro]

Hello, fiker. Nice to meet you.    

[fiker]

hi how r u
i'm cool
good to meet u.

[Maria]

Could you please translate the above greetings into English?

I am a linguist, and I enjoy reading in other languages.

Others here might like to know too.

Thanks.

[Hiwot]

Selam everyone

adding to Fiker's , here are some greetings in Amharic.

Selam Te'na yistiligne!/ May God grant you peace and health./formal greeting

Selam le' enante yihun/Peace be with you/Plural form

Selam le'ante' yihun/ Peace be with you/for male/formal

Selam le'anchi yihun/Peace be with you / for female/formal

Selam le' ezih bet yihun/ peace be within this house or household said as one enters the home of others/

Selam/ Peace/ informal greeting

Tena yistiligne/ may God grant you health/ said either as greeting or in parting.

endemin neh/male nesh/female/ nachihu/plural--How are you?

Egzi'abher yimesegen dehna' / God be praised or Thanks be to God I am well.. the response to the above. it is usualy shortened by omiting the I am well part which is the dehna' so one says simply Egziabher yimesegen!

I saw someone has asked how to say the pascal greeting in amharic.I will add the Geez version also. there are the long form and the short one

the long form is said in the church services mostly but one can use it outside when meeting a like minded person who would prefer the longer version.
here is the geez,1.Kirstos tense'a emutan! (Christ is Risen from the dead!)
2.be abiye hayil we'siltan!(With great Power and Authority!)
3.Asero le seyetan/He bound the Devil
4.Age'azo le Adam/ He freed  Adam
5.Selam/ peace
6.em'yieze'se/from now on
7.kone/is established
8.fese'ha' we'selam/joy and peace.
The short form is this one in geez again:1.Kirstos tensea emutan! /Christ is risen from the dead/
Be aman tense'a emutan! / Truly! He is risen from the dead!/

The amharic version is this, in the long version the english translation is the same as in the geez form above: 1 Kristos kemutan tenestual!
2.Be ta'laq hayil be'siltan!
3.Seytanin aserew!
4.Adamin netsa awetaw!
5.Selam!
6.ke zare jemero!
7,hone'
8.desta ena' selam!

The shorter version in amharic:1 kirstos kemutan tenestual! 2.Be ewenet kemutan tenestual!/ or even shorter kirstos tenestual!(Christ is risen!) 2. be' ewenet tenestual!(truly He is risen!)

ok this is all for today
 God be with you all! ( Egziabher kenante gar yihun!/amharic/) (Egziabher misele' kulekemu!/Geez/)

[Hiwot]

The Lord's prayer in Amharic and gi'ez

Ge'ez

Abune zebe samayat/ our Father who art in Heaven

yitqadas simeke/ hallowed be They Name

timetsah mangestike/ Thy kingdom come

weyekun feqadeke / Thy will be done

bekeme besamay kemahu bemidir/ as it is in heaven let it be on earth

sisayene zele'ele eletine habene yom / give us this day our daily bread

hedig lene abesane  wagegayene / and forgive us our sins and transgressions

keme neheneni nehedig leze abese lene/  as we forgive those who transgress against us

e-tabeane wooste mensoot/ and do not let us enter into temptation

ala adehenene wabalehane emkulu ekuye/  but deliver us from evil

eseme zee'ake yeiti mengist hayil wasebehat le alema alem amen. for Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory unto the ages of ages Amen.


Amharic

Abatachin hoy besamayat yemitnor/ Our Father who art in Heaven

Simeh yiqedas mengistih timtsa/ Hallowed be Thy Name Thy Kingdom come

feqadih besemay endehonech endihum bemidir tihun/ Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

ye elet enjerachinin siten lezare/ give us this day our daily bread

bedelachinin yiqir belen/ and forgive us our sins

egnam yebedelunin yiqir endeminil/ as we forgive those who sin against us

wedefetenam atagiban / and lead us not into temptation

kekefu hulu adenen enji/but deliver us from evil

mengist yante natina hayil kibir misganam zarem zewetirum lezele alemum amen!/ for Thine is the kingdom, and the Power and the Glory both now and ever and unto the ages of ages Amen.




the Salutation of Mary

in Geez

ba selame qidus Gabriel melak O egzieteye Maryam selam Leki!/ with the Salutation of  the Angel St Gabriel  Oh my Lady Maryam I salut thee

dingil behilinaki wedingil wesigaki/ virgin in thought and virgin in body

birukt anti em-anist waberuk fere kersiki / blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb

tefesehe O milete tsega egziabher miseleki/ Rejoice O full of grace  the Lord is with thee

tse'ali wetseliye habe fiqur weldeki Iyesus Kristos keme yiserey lene hataewine / intercede and pray for us to your beloved Son Jesus Christ that he may forgive our sins. Amen.


Amharic:( which is slightly different)

 emembete Qidist Dingil Maryam hoy be Melaku be Qidus Gebrel selameta selam eleshalehu/with the Salutation of  the Angel St Gabriel  Oh my Lady Maryam I salut thee


behasabish dingil nesh besigashim dingil nesh/ virgin in thought and virgin in body

yashenafi ye Egziabher enat hoy selamta lanchi yegebashal/ O Mother of Almighty you are deserving of this salutation

kesetoch hulu teleyetesh anchi yetebarekesh nesh/ blessed are you among women

yemahetsenishim fere  Iyesus Kristos yetebareke new/ and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus Christ

Tsegan yetemolash dingil hoy des yibelish!/ Rejoice O Virgin full of Grace !

Egziabher kanchi gar newena / The Lord is with thee

ketewededew lijish ke getachin kemedehanitachin ke Iyesus Kristos zend yiqertana miheretin lemignelen / Intercede in our behalf for  mercy and forgiveness from your beloved Son , our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

zarem zewetrim lezelalemum amen!/ both now and ever and unto the ages of ages amen!

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