Hiruie Ermias is a scholar and researcher of Ethiopian studies with a special focus on Gǝʿǝz language, literature, and history. He received his B.A. in Theology from Holy Trinity Theological University (A.A.), and his MA and PhD in Ethiopian Studies from the University of Hamburg (HH). To date, he has published 17 books, journal articles, and reviews.
This book deals with various linguistic elements of Gǝʿǝz (Classical Ethiopic). More than two hundred and thirty-four linguistic elements are discussed, categorized into seven lexical categories: Adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, interjections, and particles. Dealing with their etymologies, meanings and grammatical functions is the particular focus of the work. To make the study clearer and easier to understand, appropriate examples and relevant textual sources are given for each theory or analysis.