Category: Emotions & FeelingsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
ረሃብ
/rehab/Roman
English meaning: Hunger
Definition
The need to eat; rabegn means I am hungry.
Example
“ረሃብ ይሰማኛል፣ እንብላ።”
In English: “I feel hungry, let's eat.”
Another example: “በድርቁ ምክንያት በአካባቢው ከባድ ረሃብ ተከሰተ።”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral noun for 'hunger', used in daily life as well as in news and discourse about famine and food shortage. The verbal form ራበኝ (rabegn, 'I am hungry') is the normal way to say one is hungry; the noun ረሃብ often denotes large-scale famine in formal contexts.
Common Collocations
- ረሃብና ጥም
- ከባድ ረሃብ
- ረሃብ ተከሰተ
- በረሃብ ተጠቃ
Word Forms
Does not pluralize commonly; related verb መራብ (to be hungry); ራበኝ (I am hungry)
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