እስዎ
Amharic
Alternative forms
- እርስዎ (ʾərsəwo)
Etymology
From a possessed form of Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)ɨsːɨwo/
- Hyphenation: እ‧ስ‧ዎ
Pronoun
እስዎ • (ʾəssəwo)
- You (formal)
See also
Amharic personal pronouns
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | m | f | ||
| familiar singular | እኔ (ʾəne) | አንተ (ʾantä) | አንቺ (ʾanči) | እሱ (ʾəssu) እርሱ (ʾərsu) | እሷ (ʾəssʷa) እርሷ (ʾərsʷa) |
| plural | እኛ (ʾəñña) | እናንተ (ʾənnantä) እናንት (ʾənnantə)1) | እነሱ (ʾənnässu) እነርሱ (ʾənnärsu) | ||
| formal singular | — | እስዎ (ʾəssəwo) እርስዎ (ʾərsəwo) አንቱ (ʾantu)1) | እሳቸው (ʾəssaččäw) እርሳቸው (ʾərsaččäw) | ||
| 1) Rare | |||||
Synonyms
- (rare) አንቱ (ʾantu)
References
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 17