It is Geʕez (Classical Ethiopian). It is nearly 50 years ago that I Iast read a text in this language, but I still can decipher some words in the text. It starts with (from left) ʔǝsma/because samʕǝka ⁓ samāʕka/he heared you ⁓ you heared, tamaḥar??, wǝʔētū/he, wa-mǝkrǝya/and my advice/will ... and so on. Seems to be a religious/philosophical text, maybe hymns. Hope this helps.
Yes, Manfred. So many thanks. A friend of mine found this piece in Saudi Arabi (Hijaz) and wanted to know what it means.
All the best
Hello Sadiq,
This is a language called Geez. It was one of the principal languages of Ethiopia. The Geez language is written and read from left to right and it was mostly used in Ethiopian churches. The history of the language dates back to the 3rd and 4th centuries and undoubtedly, it is an extinct language now.
Regards,
Karwan
this is Ge'ez language, one of the old semitic languages in Ethiopia
this text may belongs to the liturgy of the orthodox church, I hope you can give me a copy of the whole text to translate and may be study it too. thanks
https://borkena.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Geez-school-University-of-Toronto-credit-CBC.mp4?_=1
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