ንግስቲ
nəgəsti
The Tigrinya word for queen is ንግስቲ (nəgəsti).
ንግስቲ is a noun used to refer to a female monarch.
Meaning: female monarch (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
nəgəsti
Did you know?
- Tigrinya is a Semitic language, meaning ንግስቲ shares distant linguistic roots with words for royalty in Arabic and Hebrew.
- The term ንጉስ and its feminine form ንግስቲ are related to the ancient Ge'ez language, which is the liturgical language of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches.
- While ንግስቲ refers to a queen, the title ንግሥተ ሳባ is used specifically to refer to the legendary Queen of Sheba, a figure central to the region's national identity.
Example sentences for Tigrinya are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Samuel and Selam are talking about a history book.
- ሰላም Selamስለ እታ ንግስቲ ኣንብብና።Sile eta nigisti anbibna.We read about the queen.
- ሳሚኤል Samuelንቲ ንግስቲ ንመን ትኸምል?Nti nigisti nimen tikheml?Who does the queen resemble?
- ሰላም Selamኣነ ዝርእየና ንግስቲ ብርቱካይ እያ።Ane zir'eyena nigisti birtukay iya.The queen we saw is strong.
- ሳሚኤል Samuelእወ፡ ንግስቲ እያ።Ewe, nigisti iya.Yes, she is a queen.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “queen” translations and entries ንግስቲ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
