Amhara

/æmˈhæɹə/

Amhara noun: a member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia. Also the ellipsis of Amhara people.

Noun

Amhara (plural Amharas)

A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.
- Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective...2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, →ISBN, page 168

Amhara

(historical) a province of the Ethiopian Empire
A region of Ethiopia; in full, Amhara Region. Seat: Bahir Dar.
- Spokespeople for the Ethiopian government, the army and Amhara's regional administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The government has not publicly commented on allegations its forces have committed abuses in Amhara.2023 October 30, Dawit Endeshaw, “Conflict in Ethiopia's Amhara kills dozens, rights body says”, in Reuters

Amhara is also the ellipsis of Amhara people.

Amhara is also the ellipsis of Amhara language.

plural	Amharas

From Ge'ez ዐምሐራ (ʿämḥära).

What does Amhara mean?: Amhara means a member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.
What part of speech is Amhara?: Amhara can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Amhara?: Amhara is pronounced /æmˈhæɹə/.
What is the plural of Amhara?: The plural of Amhara is Amharas.

Adapted from Wiktionary: Amhara (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Amhara.wav.

Cite this entry: “Amhara.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/amhara. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.