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Translingual
Etymology
Modified form of ከ (k).
Letter
ኪ (ki)
- A symbol of the Ge'ez abugida, transliterated as ki.
Ge'ez
Pronoun
ኪ • (-ki) f sg (enclitic form of አንቲ (ʾanti))
- you, your (feminine singular bound object pronoun)
- ቤትኪ ― betki ― your (f) house)
See also
Ge'ez personal pronouns
| Isolated nominative pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| 1st person | አነ (ʾanä) | ንሕነ (nəḥna) | |
| 2nd person | m | አንተ (ʾantä) | አንትሙ (ʾantəmu) |
| f | አንቲ (ʾanti) | አንትን (ʾantən) | |
| 3rd person | m | ውእቱ (wəʾətu) | ውእቶሙ (wəʾətom), እሙንቱ (ʾəmuntu) |
| f | ይእቲ (yəʾəti) | ውእቶን (wəʾəton), እማንቱ (ʾəmantu) | |
| Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns | |||
| 1st person | የ (-yä), ኒ (-ni)1 | ነ (-nä) | |
| 2nd person | m | ከ (-kä) | ክሙ (-kəmmu) |
| f | ኪ (-ki) | ክን (-kən) | |
| 3rd person | m | ሁ (-(h)u)2 | ሆሙ (-(h)omu)2 |
| f | ሃ (-(h)a)2 | ሆን (-(h)on)2 | |
| 1. የ (-yä) is attached to nouns, while ኒ (-ni) is attached to verbs. 2. In all third person suffixes, an "h" is inserted when preceded by a vowel. | |||
References
- August Dillmann; Carl Bezold (1857, 1899), James A. Crichton, transl., Ethiopic Grammar, 2nd edition, London: Williams & Norgate, published 1907, pages 339-340