Word Study
amharic
CIDE DICTIONARY
amharic, a.
Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
amharic, adj. & n.
--n. the official and commercial language of Ethiopia.
--adj. of this language.
--n. the official and commercial language of Ethiopia.
--adj. of this language.
Etymology
Amhara, Ethiopian province + -IC
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