ንግሥት
nəgəśt/ˈnɨɡɨst/feminine
The English word "queen" is translated into Amharic as ንግሥት (nəgəśt).
ንግሥት is a noun used to refer to a female monarch.
Meaning: female monarch (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form ንግሥት is feminine.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /ˈnɨɡɨst/.
Did you know?
- The Amharic alphabet uses a unique system called an abugida, meaning each character in ንግሥት represents a consonant and a vowel combined into a single shape.
- In Amharic, the word ንግሥት is often used in the names of churches and religious texts to refer to the Virgin Mary, who is titled 'Queen of Heaven'.
- In Ethiopian history, the most famous figure associated with the title ንግሥት is the legendary Queen of Sheba, often called ንግሥተ ሳባ in Amharic.
Examples in context
- ንግሥት በጣም ደግ ናት።nigist betam deg nat.The queen is very kind.
- ንግሥት በታሪክ የታወቀች ናት።nigist be tarik yetawokech nat.The queen is famous in history.
Example conversation
Abel and Sara are looking at a history book.
- አቤል Abelይህች ንግሥት ማን ናት?yihich nigist man nat?Who is this queen?
- ሳራ Saraእሷ የጥንት ኢትዮጵያ ንግሥት ናት።issua yetint ityopya nigist nat.She is an ancient Ethiopian queen.
- አቤል Abelበጣም ቆንጆ ናት።betam konjo nat.She is very beautiful.
- ሳራ Saraአዎ፣ ታሪኳም በጣም አስገራሚ ነው።awo, tarikua m betam asgerami new.Yes, and her story is very amazing.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “queen” translations and entries ንግሥት, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
