Words

ምሕረት

məḥrät noun

mercy, compassion

As in ዓመተ ምሕረት, the Year of Mercy the calendar counts from.

Letter by letter

  1. ም mə
  2. ሕ ḥə
  3. ረ rä
  4. ት tə

Each is one consonant in one of its seven vowel orders — see the syllabary, where you can also type it.