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*fṭn - to be fast
(CDG 171; Kogan 2015: 459)
The origin of Proto-EthS *fṭn ‘to be fast’ is uncertain, but Leslau may be right to connect it with Arb. fṭn ‘to be intelligent, sagacious’ (Lane 2418).
Words
Geez
faṭana
- to be fast, swift, to hurry
(CDG 171)
Tigrinya
fäṭänä
- to be rapid
(TED 2732)
Amharic
fäṭṭänä
- to be fast
(AED 2343)
Harari
fäṭänä
- to be fast
(EDH 250)
Soddo
fäṭṭänä
- to be fast
(EDG 250)