Art & Museums

1. ጥበብ

   Tibeb

   Art

   Usage

   Names art.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, seen 7 times in Tatoeba; ጥበበኛ means an artist.

2. ስእሊ

   Si'li

   Picture

   Usage

   Names a painting or photograph.

   Grammar Note

   A noun; Tatoeba uses it for both paintings and photographs (10 hits).

3. እዚ ስእሊ ጽቡቕ እዩ

   Izi si'li tsibuq iyu

   This painting is beautiful

   Usage

   Praises a painting in a museum or exhibition.

   Grammar Note

   እዚ ስእሊ ("this picture") + ጽቡቕ እዩ ("is good"). ስእሊ occurs in Tatoeba; ጽቡቕ ("good") also serves for "beautiful".

4. እቲ ሰኣሊ መን እዩ?

   Eti se'ali men iyu?

   Who is the painter?

   Usage

   Asks who made a painting.

   Grammar Note

   ሰኣሊ = "painter" (dictionary and Tatoeba). መን እዩ = "who is it", the same frame as "ሽምካ መን እዩ?".

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