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Today, we’re exploring common Amharic words that begin with ሉ (Lu), ሊ (Li), and ላ (La).
While words starting specifically with ‘ሉ’ and ‘ሊ’ are fewer and often appear in the middle or end of words, I’ve also included useful words that start with ‘ላ’ (La).
🟡 In total, you’ll learn 14 essential words based on these three letters.
📚 Get ready to expand your Amharic vocabulary!
🔤 Amharic Words Starting with ሉ (Lu), ሊ (Li), and ላ (La):
1. ሉህ (Luh) — writing tablet, board
መምህሩ በሉህ ላይ ጻፉ።
Memhru beluh lay tsafu.
🟩 The teacher wrote on the board.
2. ሉአላዊ (Lualawi) — sovereign, supreme
ኢትዮጵያ ቅኝ ያልተገዛች ሉዓላዊ ሀገር ናት።
Ethiopia qgn yaltegezach lualawi hager nat.
🟩 Ethiopia is a sovereign country that was never colonized.
3. ሊቀመንበር (Liqemenber) — chairman
የወረዳው ሊቀመንበር መግለጫ ሰጡ።
Yeweredaw liqemenber meglecha setu.
🟩 The district chairman made a statement.
4. ሊዘንብ ይችላል (Lizenb yichilal) — It may rain
ነገ ዝናብ ሊዘንብ ይችላል።
Nege znab lizenb ychlal.
🟩 It might rain tomorrow.
5. ሊጥ (Lit) — dough
እናቴ ቂጣ ለመመጋገር ሊጥ አቦካች።
Enatie qita lemegager lit abokach.
🟩 My mother kneaded dough to bake flatbread.
6. ሊቅ (Liq) — scholar, expert
እርሱ ታላቅ ሊቅ ነበር።
Irsu talaq liq neber.
🟩 He was a great scholar.
7. ሊመጣ ይችላል (Limeta ychlal) — he/it might come
እንግዳ ዛሬ ማታ ሊመጣ ይችላል።
Engida zarie mata limeta ychlal.
🟩 A guest might come tonight.
8. ሊሳካ ይችላል (Lisaka ychlal) — it might succeed
ፕሮጀክቱ ሊሳካ ይችላል ብዬ አስባለሁ።
Projectu lisaka ychlal bye asbalehu.
🟩 I think the project might succeed.
9. ላም (Lam) — cow
ላም ወተት ትሰጣለች።
Lam wetet tsetalach.
🟩 A cow gives milk.
10. ላባ (Laba) — feather
ወፎች የሚያምር ላባ አላቸው።
Wefoch yemiyamr laba alachew.
🟩 The birds have beautiful feathers.
11. ላከ (Lake) — he sent
እሱ መልእክት ላከ።
Isu mele’kt lake.
🟩 He sent a message.
12. ላብ (Lab) — sweat
ለ30 ደቂቃ ከሮጥኩ በኋላ ላብ በላብ ሆንኩኝ።
Le 30 deqiqa kerotku behuala lab belab honkugn.
🟩 After I ran for 30 minutes, I was drenched in sweat.
13. ላጠች (Latech) — she peeled (fruit)
እሷ ሽንኩርት ላጠች።
Esua shnkurt latech.
🟩 She peeled an onion.
14. ላጨ (Lache) — he shaved (head)
እሱ ፀጉሩን ላጨ።
Esu tsegurun lache.
🟩 He shaved his hair.
🌟 Masha Allah! That is it for today, guys.
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