Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: Negus

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Negus Oct 1st 2011, 16:12 English: ← Older revision Revision as of 16:12, 1 October 2011 Line 4: Line 4: ===Etymology=== ===Etymology=== - From Amharic [[ንጉሥ]] (n'gus) 'king'. + From {{etyl|am}} {{term|ንጉሥ||king|tr=n'gus|lang=am}}. ===Pronunciation=== ===Pronunciation=== - * {{IPA|/ˈniːɡəs/}} + *{{a|UK|US}} {{IPA|/ˈniːɡəs/}} ===Noun=== ===Noun=== {{en-noun|es}} {{en-noun|es}} - # {{historical}} The supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974. + # {{historical}} A ruler of Ethiopia or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974.   + #*'''2009''', {{w|Diarmaid MacCulloch}}, ''A History of Christianity'', Penguin 2010, p. 240:   + #*:It was a Syrian merchant, Frumentius, who is credited with converting Ezana, the '''Negus''' (king or emperor) of the powerful northern Ethiopian state of Aksum. ===Proper noun=== ===Proper noun===

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