Amharic · Numbers & Time

shi

Thousand

Beginnernumeral

Definition

The number one thousand.

Example

ከተማዋ የሺ ዓመታት ታሪክ አላት።

The city has a thousand-year history.

Etymology

'ሺ' (shi) also comes from the Ge'ez numeral system, where it denotes thousands. Its form has persisted through generations in Ethiopian counting.

How & Where It’s Used

'ሺ' is used in informal and formal contexts in speech and writing, commonly found in numerical expressions such as finance and records.

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