Free online translator for converting English names to Amharic (አማርኛ)
Amharic uses the Ge'ez script (Ethiopic), an ancient syllabary with 33 base characters, each having 7 forms for different vowels. It's the official language of Ethiopia.
Amharic is a syllabary, meaning each character represents a consonant-vowel combination. Names are broken into syllables, and each syllable is written with the appropriate character form.
Here are examples of common English names transliterated to Amharic:
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Use our Amharic translator above. Type your name in English and it converts to Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script using syllabic transliteration.
Ge'ez is the ancient Ethiopic script used for Amharic and several other Ethiopian languages. It's a syllabary where each character represents a consonant-vowel syllable.
Both are Semitic languages, so they share some linguistic features, but Amharic uses its own unique Ge'ez script rather than Arabic script.
Amharic has 231 characters: 33 base consonants, each with 7 variations for different vowel sounds.
Yes! Unlike most Semitic languages, Amharic is written left-to-right, making it easier for English speakers.