Amharic · Numbers & Time
ሺ
shi
Thousand
Beginnernumeral
Definition
The number one thousand.
Example
ከተማዋ የሺ ዓመታት ታሪክ አላት።
The city has a thousand-year history.
Etymology
'ሺ' (shi) also comes from the Ge'ez numeral system, where it denotes thousands. Its form has persisted through generations in Ethiopian counting.
How & Where It’s Used
'ሺ' is used in informal and formal contexts in speech and writing, commonly found in numerical expressions such as finance and records.