ጸሐፈ
ṣäḥafä verb
to write, to inscribe
Literally 'he wrote' — Gəʿəz verbs are named by that form, not by an infinitive. Same root as መጽሐፍ, a book.
Letter by letter
- ጸ ṣä
- ሐ ḥä
- ፈ fä
Each is one consonant in one of its seven vowel orders — see the syllabary, where you can also type it.
Root
ጽሕፍ the three consonants this word is built on — Gəʿəz fits them into different patterns to make related words