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[Facts] Wubete?
Wubete is an Ethiopian feminine name. Possibly Amharic? I believe it's pronounced "woo-BET-ay" or "voo-BET-ay" (if that helps). Does anyone have an idea what the meaning might be? Thanks! :)♦ ♦ ♦
The body, which gives you during life a form,
Is but your vase: be not deceived, my soul!
Cheap is the bowl for storing honey in,
But precious for the contents of the bowl.
- Al-Ma'arri
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Hello, Just ran into this. It means "my beauty". It is a possessive form of the word "Wubet" which means "Beauty". I hope you are still able to see the answer.
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I found the name as an Amharic name meaning "beauty" in this PDF:
https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wh1.thewebconsole.com/wh/737/images/MicrosoftWord-girlsnames.pdfAnd I could confirm that "ውበት", transliterated in English usually as "wubet" as far as I could see, does mean "beauty", with the help of this online dictionary:
https://www.amharicdictionary.com/Index.aspx?word=%E1%8B%8D%E1%89%A0%E1%89%B5
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Thank you! I had seen on a different website that it meant "beauty" but was doubtful of the accuracy. Thanks for clearing that up for me! :)
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