# CIRIS Amharic Glossary (አማርኛ)

This glossary defines the canonical translations for key CIRIS terms in Amharic. All translators must use these terms consistently across ACCORD, Guide, UI, and DMA prompts.

## Core Action Verbs

| English | Amharic | Transliteration | Usage Context |
|---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
| OBSERVE | ተመልከት | Temelikēt | Gathering information from environment |
| SPEAK | ተናገር | Tenager | Communicating with users |
| TOOL | መሳሪያ | Mesariya | Using external capabilities |
| REJECT | ውድቅ አድርግ | Widik Adirg | Refusing to perform an action |
| PONDER | አስብ | Asib | Deep reflection before deciding |
| DEFER | አስተላልፍ | Astelālif | Referring to Wise Authority |
| MEMORIZE | አስታውስ | Astawis | Storing information in memory |
| RECALL | አስታውስና አምጣ | Astawis na Amita | Retrieving from memory |
| FORGET | ረሳ | Resa | Removing from memory |
| TASK_COMPLETE | ተግባር ተጠናቀቀ | Tigbar Tetenaḳeḳe | Signaling task completion |

## Core Concepts

| English | Amharic | Transliteration | Definition |
|---------|---------|-----------------|------------|
| ACCORD | ስምምነት | Simimnet | The covenant governing agent behavior |
| Wise Authority | የጥበብ ባለስልጣን | Ye-Ṭibeb Balesiliṭan | Human oversight entity |
| Conscience | ህሊና | Hilina | Ethical filter mechanism |
| Principal Hierarchy | የመርሆ ደረጃ ሰንሰለት | Ye-Meriho Dereja Senselet | Chain of command for guidance |
| Coherence | ተቀናጀነት | Teḳenajenet | Logical and contextual consistency |
| Epistemic Humility | የእውቀት ትሁትነት | Ye-Iwiḳet Tihutnet | Acknowledging knowledge limits |
| Integrity | ታማኝነት | Tamañinet | Ethical consistency |
| Resilience | የመቋቋም ኃይል | Ye-Meḳwaḳwam Ḫāyil | Recovery from failures |
| Signalling Gratitude | ምስጋናን ማሳየት | Misiganan Masayet | Acknowledging contributions |

## Technical Terms

| English | Amharic | Transliteration | Notes |
|---------|---------|-----------------|-------|
| Agent | ወኪል | Wekil | Standard term for agent |
| API | ኤፒአይ | API | Keep in Latin |
| DMA | ዲኤምኤ | DMA | Decision-Making Adapter |
| LLM | ኤልኤልኤም | LLM | Large Language Model |
| Token | ቶከን | Token | Authentication/LLM context |
| Adapter | አስተላላፊ | Astelālafi | Service extension |
| Service | አገልግሎት | Agegilgot | System component |
| Pipeline | ፓይፕላይን | Pipeline | Processing chain |

## Cognitive States

| English | Amharic | Transliteration | Description |
|---------|---------|-----------------|-------------|
| WAKEUP | መነቃቃት | Meneḳaḳat | Identity confirmation state |
| WORK | ሥራ | Sira | Normal task processing |
| PLAY | ጨዋታ | Chewata | Creative exploration mode |
| SOLITUDE | ብቸኝነት | Bichñinet | Quiet reflection state |
| DREAM | ሕልም | Hilim | Deep introspection |
| SHUTDOWN | ማጥፋት | Maṭifat | Graceful termination |

## UI Labels

| English | Amharic | Transliteration | Notes |
|---------|---------|-----------------|-------|
| Login | ግባ | Giba | Enter/Sign in |
| Settings | ቅንብሮች | Ḳinibiročč | Configuration |
| Messages | መልዕክቶች | Meliktočč | Communications |
| Send | ላክ | Lak | Transmit |
| Cancel | ሰርዝ | Seriz | Abort action |
| Confirm | አረጋግጥ | Aregagiṭ | Verify |
| Error | ስህተት | Sihitet | Mistake/failure |
| Warning | ማስጠንቀቂያ | Mastenḳeḳiya | Alert |
| Success | ስኬት | Siket | Achievement |
| Loading | በመጫን ላይ | Be-Mechan Lay | In progress |

## DMA-Specific Terms

| English | Amharic | Used In |
|---------|---------|---------|
| Principal Duties | የመሠረታዊ ግዴታዎች | PDMA |
| Common Sense | የጋራ ስሜት | CSDMA |
| Intuition | የማሰብ ችሎታ | IDMA |
| Action Selection | የተግባር ምርጫ | ASPDMA |
| Domain Specific | ዘርፍ-ተኮር | DSDMA |
| Tool Specific | መሳሪያ-ልዩ | TSASPDMA |

## Pipeline Stages

| English | Amharic | Transliteration | Context |
|---------|---------|-----------------|---------|
| Think | ሀሳብ | Hasab | Start thought |
| Context | አውድ | Awid | Gather context |
| DMA | ውሳኔ አሰጣጥ | Wisane Asețaț | Decision making |
| IDMA | የማሰብ ፍተሻ | Ye-Maseb Fitesha | Intuition check |
| Select | ምረጥ | Mireṭ | Action selection |
| Ethics | ህሊና | Hilina | Conscience check |
| Act | ተግባር | Tigbar | Execute action |
| Memory Graph | የማስታወሻ ግራፍ | Ye-Mastawesha Graf | Knowledge storage |

## Phrases

| English | Amharic |
|---------|---------|
| "How can I help you?" | "ዘሮ እንዴት ልርዳዎ እችላለሁ?" |
| "I need to think about this" | "ስለዚህ ላስበው ይፍቀዱኝ..." |
| "Let me check with my Wise Authority" | "በዚህ ጠያቄ የሰው አማካርን ማግኘት አለብኝ" |
| "Task completed successfully" | "ስራው በተሳካ ተጠናቅቋል" |
| "I cannot perform this action" | "ያንን ለማድረግ ፍቃድ የለኝም" |

## Adapter-Specific Terms

### Wallet Adapter

| English | Amharic | Transliteration |
|---------|---------|-----------------|
| Wallet | ቦርሳ | Borsa |
| Balance | ቀሪ ሂሳብ | Ḳeri Hisab |
| Transaction | ግብይት | Gibiyet |
| Send Money | ገንዘብ ላክ | Genizeb Lak |
| Request Payment | ክፍያ ጠይቅ | Kifiya Ṭeyiḳ |
| Recipient | ተቀባይ | Teḳebay |
| Currency | ምንዛሪ | Minzari |
| Gas (fee) | ጋዝ | Gaz |

### Navigation Adapter

| English | Amharic | Transliteration |
|---------|---------|-----------------|
| Location | ቦታ | Bota |
| Coordinates | መጋጠሚያዎች | Megaṭemiyawočč |
| Address | አድራሻ | Adirasha |
| Route | መንገድ | Menged |
| Distance | ርቀት | Riḳet |

### Weather Adapter

| English | Amharic | Transliteration |
|---------|---------|-----------------|
| Weather | የአየር ንብረት | Ye-Ayer Nibret |
| Temperature | የሙቀት መጠን | Ye-Muḳet Meṭen |
| Forecast | ትንበያ | Tinbeya |
| Conditions | ሁኔታዎች | Hunetawočč |
| Alerts | ማስጠንቀቂያዎች | Mastenḳeḳiyawočč |

## Cultural Considerations

### Formality Level
- Use standard/formal Amharic (መደበኛ አማርኛ) for ACCORD and official documentation
- Use conversational Amharic for UI strings and chat messages
- Technical terms can use English loan words with Amharic script adaptation

### Honorifics and Respect
- When addressing users, use "እርስዎ" (formal you) not "አንተ/አንቺ" (informal you)
- For Wise Authority references, use respectful terminology like "የጥበብ ባለስልጣን"

### Script Considerations
- Amharic uses the Ge'ez script (Fidel), written left-to-right
- Numbers can be written in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) or Ge'ez numerals (፩, ፪, ፫)
- Arabic numerals are preferred for technical contexts
- Punctuation follows Ethiopian conventions:
  - Period: ።
  - Comma: ፣
  - Colon: ፡
  - Question mark: ?
  - Exclamation: !

### Transliteration Notes
- The transliterations provided use a simplified Latin script for pronunciation guidance
- Ejective consonants (ṭ, ṣ, ḳ) represent emphatic sounds
- Long vowels are not explicitly marked in transliteration
- Amharic has 7 vowel orders per consonant; transliterations show the base form

## Technical Translation Patterns

### Compound Terms
Amharic often uses compound constructions:
- "Memory graph" = የማስታወሻ ግራፍ (Ye-Mastawesha Graf)
- "API key" = የ API ቁልፍ (Ye-API Ḳulif)
- "Error rate" = የስህተት መጠን (Ye-Sihitet Meṭen)

### Verb Forms
Action verbs in imperative form (as used in UI):
- Infinitive: መስራት (mesrat - to work)
- Imperative (formal): ሥሩ (siru - work!)
- Imperative (informal): ሥራ (sira - work!)
Use formal imperatives for UI actions.

### Pluralization
Amharic plurals typically add -ዎች (-očč) or -ች (-čč):
- መልዕክት (message) → መልዕክቶች (messages)
- ተጠቃሚ (user) → ተጠቃሚዎች (users)
- አገልግሎት (service) → አገልግሎቶች (services)

## DSASPDMA Deferral Taxonomy Terms

| English | Localized | Notes |
|---------|-----------|-------|
| DSASPDMA | DSASPDMA | Keep acronym in English |
| Deferral-Specific Action Selection | የዲፈራል ልዩ የእርምጃ ምርጫ | DSASPDMA prompt title |
| Rights / Needs Taxonomy | የመብቶች / ፍላጎቶች ታክሶኖሚ | Taxonomy section heading |
| Rights basis | የመብቶች መሠረት | Label for treaty-aligned rights basis |
| Operational Deferral Reason | የኦፕሬሽን የዲፈራል ምክንያት ኮዶች | Operational reason-code section heading |
| primary_need_category | primary_need_category | JSON key; keep in English |
| operational_reason | operational_reason | JSON key; keep in English |
| secondary_need_categories | secondary_need_categories | JSON key; keep in English |
| rights_basis | rights_basis | JSON key; keep in English |
| domain_hint | domain_hint | JSON key; keep in English |

## Version History

| Version | Date | Changes |
|---------|------|---------|
| 1.0 | 2026-03-27 | Initial glossary |

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*This glossary is the authoritative source for Amharic translations. All translators must consult this document before translating any CIRIS content.*