Eyob
እዮብ
The Amharic and Tigrinya form of the biblical Job, from Hebrew Iyyov, whose root meaning is uncertain.
Meaning and origin
Eyob carries the biblical patriarch Job into Amharic and Tigrinya, the two closely related Semitic languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
How to pronounce Eyob
| Amharic (Ethiopia) | ee-YOB /ʔiˈjob/ |
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