amharic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
    Ethiopian language.
  2. adjective related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic
    • the Amharic language

WordNet

Am*har"ic adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. -- n. The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).

Webster 1913