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Ermias

ኤርምያስ

The Amharic form of the biblical prophet Jeremiah, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu.

Meaning and origin

Ermias adapts the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah into Amharic through Ge'ez, the church language of Ethiopia's Orthodox Tewahedo tradition.

How to pronounce Ermias

Amharic (Ethiopia)er-mee-YAS /ʔɛrˈmiyas/

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