Geez

or Ge'ez

[ gee-ez, gey- ]
/ giˈɛz, geɪ- /

noun

a Semitic language of ancient Ethiopia, now used only as the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Church.
Also called Ethiopic.

British Dictionary definitions for ge'ez

Ge'ez
/ (ˈɡiːɛz) /

noun

the classical form of the ancient Ethiopic language, having an extensive Christian literature and still used in Ethiopia as a liturgical language