ሽንት፡ቤት
Amharic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɨnt bet/
- Hyphenation: ሽንት፡ቤት
Etymology
From ሽንት (šənt, “piss, urine”) + ቤት (bet, “house”).
Noun
ሽንት፡ቤት • (šənt bet) m
- toilet, lavatory
Declension
Definiteness forms of ሽንት፡ቤት (šənt bet)
| Masculine | |
|---|---|
| Indefinite | ሽንት፡ቤት (šənt bet) |
| Definite subject | ሽንት፡ቤቱ (šənt betu) |
| Definite object | ሽንት፡ቤቱን (šənt betun) |
| General object | ሽንት፡ቤትን (šənt betən) |
Possessive forms of ሽንት፡ቤት (šənt bet)
| Singular | Plural | Formal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First person | ሽንት፡ቤቴ (šənt bete) | ሽንት፡ቤታችን (šənt betaččən) | — | |
| Second person | m | ሽንት፡ቤትህ (šənt betəh) | ሽንት፡ቤታችሁ (šənt betaččəhu) | ሽንት፡ቤትዎ (šənt betwo) |
| f | ሽንት፡ቤትሽ (šənt betəš) | |||
| Third person | m | ሽንት፡ቤቱ (šənt betu) | ሽንት፡ቤታቸው (šənt betaččäw) | |
| f | ሽንት፡ቤቷ (šənt betʷa) | |||
References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990), “ሸና”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN