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jíísha
1
v
መቅድም፤መምራት፤መሪ
to direct, to go before, give direction, the first to procede
Eenasho ashashosh weero jííshre.
ሽማግሌው ሰዎቹን መንገድ መራ።
jíísha
2
n
መመሪያ
provide directions, instructions of how to
Daniyiru wodmo b'naana'otsi sheeng beyok bobodetuwok'o sheengsh jííshfe.
ጎበዝ አስተማሪ ተማሪዎቹህ ውጠታማ እንዲሆኑ በጥሩ ሁነታ ይመራቸዋል።
jiita
v
ማንጠልጠል
to place on a hook or hanger, to lift up
Tkootiyo ewuk jiirta ?
ኮቴን የት ልስቀለው?
jiitsa
v
አፈረ
feeling uncomfortable, reserved
Nugush naana'ok bbodor jiitsa bjiitsefo.
ወንድ ልጆችን ስታይ ታፍራለች።
jiitsetsi
adj
ዐይን አፋር
act of being or showing reserve, acting shy
Baar na'u jiitsetski.
ልጂቷ ዐይን አፋር ናት።
jiitsíka
adj
ነዉር (መጥፎ)
scandalous, causing to be ashamed
N fiiniru fiino jiitsíka.
የምታደርገው ነገር አሳፋሪ ነው።
jiitsiya
v
አሳፈረ
to make to feel ashamed, hinder, aware of self to point of stopping
Na'o indunat nihon jiitsire.
ልጁ እናትና አባቱን አሳፈረ።
jiiy gumba
n
ሙሽራው በጋብቻ ጊዜ የሚይዝ ዱላ
A stick that a bride groom holds during his wedding day.
Máátso dek'ewor jiiy gumbo gedefo bok'eyiru mootsa..
የሽናሻ ወንድ ሲያገባ ከጦር ጋር የምት ያዝ አጭሯን ዱላ ጫጉላ ውስጥ ያስቀምጣሉ።
jila
n
ጫፍ
loose ends of cloth or rope, not twisted together, coming apart
Shemi jilo k'ut'utsere.
የልብሱ ጫፍ ተቆረጠ።
jilafa
adj
ሸፋፋ እግር
broad flat feet turned outward
Na'u btufo jilafa .
የህፃኗ እግር ሸፋፋ ነው።
jína
1
v
ማገድ
shepherding, keeping the flock together
T eshu miinza b́jínir.
ወንድሜ ላሞቹን እያገደ ነዉ።
jína
2
v
መዋል
to work the whole day, to use the whole day, to be in one place the whole day
Taroke aaw jámo jínre.
ቀኑን ሙሉ በእርሻ ላይ ዋለ።
jinda
n
መስመር
long narrow mark
Andoor muk'na jindwotsi guut'etuwe.
I still have to write a few lines.
jindiya
v
ማስመር
to draw a line under something
Dani tooko bir kobewon jindiwere etra.
ርዕሱን በቀይ ብዕር እንድናሰምርበት ነገረችን።
jingta
n
ጭራሮ፤መጥረጊያ
a type of tree used for brooms
Jington moo fokra.
She cleans the room with the grassy tree.
jínka
n
ጠባቂ
person who cares for the sheep or goats or cattle
Na'an giz jínka.
ልጁ እረኛ ነው።
jip'a
v
መጠምጠም
to cover head with scarf
Eneshu bawundo jip'dek'ra.
አሮጊቷ ራሷን በሻሽ ጠመጠመች።
jira
n
ህዝብ፥የእንስሳ መንጋ
a number of like things
Ay ashi jiro ko'eyats daatsere.
ብዙ የህዝብ መንጋ ስብሰባው ላይ ተገኘ።
jíra
n
ጎሳ
of the same people group, having common beliefs and customs, large family
Azo Aldo jíra.
አዞ የአልዶ ጎሳ ነው።
joft'a
n
ሳንባ
organ used for breathing, located in the chest, part of respiratory system
Joft'o kash woshosh k'alituwe.
ሳንባ ለመተንፈስ ያገለግላል።
joft'i shooda
n
የሳንባ በሽታ
respiratory disease, causes difficulty beathing, excessive fluid in the lungs and chest cavity
Aberi joft'i shoodo detsre.
አቤር የሳንባ ምች ታመመ።
joká
adj
መጨረሻ
end, only one left, final
Na'a man b́beyir jokátsi jooratsa.
ልጁ መጨረሻ ወንበር ላይ ተቀምጧል።
jóka
1
n
ገመድ
twine twisted together, plaited thread or string, threefold cord
Jókan ayidek' kúp'a .
ገመዱ በጣም ጠንካራ ነው።
jóka
2
v
መፍተል
to turn around quickly
Ashu t'ud'o jókera.
ሴትየዋ ጥጡን ፈተለች።
joki feek'a
n
ልጥ
used for making rope
Joki feek'o jok shorosh otefe.
ልጥ ገመድ ለመሥራት ያገለግላል።
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