Awde Amet, Awde Amharic

Resurrecting the Amharic Circle

Happy new year’s eve. Better yet, inkwan leawde ametu adersachiw. In honor of the new year, according to the Ge’ez Rite, I am rebooting an Amharic Circle in-person, and will try to define at least one word a week in this digital space.

አበጋዝ (abegaz/abegaiz):

I have heard this word used in our liturgy, and it happens to be my cousin’s grandpa’s (my uncle’s…