ራሷ
/raswa/
How to say "herself / her own" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "herself / her own" is ራሷ, pronounced raswa.
Definition
A noun meaning “head,” both in the anatomical sense and figuratively as “leader” or “chief” in some contexts.
Dictionary form
ራሷ is a form of ራስ (ras) — “head”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
raswa, rasua
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ራሷ
- Transliteration
- raswa
- Part of speech
- noun
- English meaning
- herself / her own
Related forms
የራሷ/yeraswa/her ownበራሳችን/berasachn/by ourselvesበራሴ/berasay/by myselfራሱ/rasu/himself / his ownየራሱ/yerasu/his ownየራሴ/yerasay/my ownራስን/rasn/oneselfራስሽ/rassh/yourself (to a woman)እሱራሱ/isurasu/he himselfራስዎን/raswon/yourselfራስዎት/raswot/you yourselfራስ/ras/headለራስህ/lerash/for yourself (m.sg.)ለራሷ/leraswa/for herselfለራሳችን/lerasachn/for ourselvesለራሳችሁ/lerasachhu/for yourselves (pl.)ራሳቸውን/rasachewn/themselvesየራስሽ/yerassh/your own (f.)ስለራስህ/slerash/about yourselfየራስዎ/yeraswo/your own (polite)የራስሽን/yerasshn/your own (f.)የራሱን/yerasun/his ownለራሳቸው/lerasachew/for themselvesየራሴን/yerasayn/my own (obj.)በራሱ/berasu/by himself / its ownበራሳችሁ/berasachhu/by yourselvesበራሳቸው/berasachew/by themselves (3pl.)ለራሱ/lerasu/for himselfራሳችሁም/rasachhum/you yourselves alsoየራሳችሁ/yerasachhu/your own (pl)የራሳችን/yerasachn/our ownየራስህን/yerashn/your own (m.)ራስህን/rashn/yourself (m.sg., obj.)
Frequently asked questions
What does ራሷ mean in English?
ራሷ (raswa) means "herself / her own" in English.
How do you pronounce ራሷ?
ራሷ is pronounced raswa.
What part of speech is ራሷ?
ራሷ is a noun in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ራሷ?
ራሷ is a form of ራስ (ras), meaning "head".
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