Ethiopic

[ ee-thee-op-ik, -oh-pik ]

/ ˌi θiˈɒp ɪk, -ˈoʊ pɪk /

Ethiopian.

a subdivision of Semitic languages that includes Amharic, Tigré, Tigrinya, and Geez, all of Ethiopia.

Geez.

Origin of Ethiopic

From the Latin word Aethiopicus, dating back to 1650–60. See Ethiop, -ic

The Ethiopic version, which alone preserves the entire text, is a very faithful translation of the Greek.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 |Various
The Gothic and Ethiopic versions exclude a part of the canonical books.

The Bible |John E. Remsburg
The primitive house-burial rite is referred to in the Ethiopic version of the life of Alexander the Great.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie
As in all Semitic languages (except the Ethiopic), it is read from right to left.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 |Various

Some of the utterly unintelligible passages in this fragment are literally reproduced in the Ethiopic.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 |Various

Ethiopic

/ (ˌiːθɪˈɒpɪk, -ˈəʊpɪk) /

the ancient language of Ethiopia, belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a Christian liturgical language See also Ge'ez

the group of languages developed from this language, including Amharic, Tigre, and Tigrinya

denoting or relating to this language or group of languages

a less common word for Ethiopian