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Selamawit

ሰላማዊት

From Amharic ሰላም (selam), "peace," with a feminine ending.

Meaning and origin

Selamawit is built on the widespread Semitic word for peace that Amharic shares with Hebrew shalom and Arabic salaam, turned into a girl's name with a feminine ending that Amharic also uses for other abstract-quality…

How to pronounce Selamawit

Amharic (Ethiopia)seh-lah-MAH-wit /sɛlaˈmawit/

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