Set

Set
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አስቀም
4/3
Kelil, Feb 14, 2020 at 20:52
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ሙላ
2/3
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Zima Blue, Dec 21, 2021 at 13:42
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Zima BlueDec 21, 2021 at 14:20Reply
There is an Amharic alphabetical letter missing in the earlier translation ("አስቀም"). It should be "አስቀምጥ". Regardless, the earlier translation does not fully capture the exact action of what we are trying to do because "አስቀምጥ" roughly translates to "put". Therefore, it doesn't fully capture what we are trying to perform. Whereas, "ሙላ" does capture what we are trying to do. In addition, "ሙላ" is also the word we use when we ask someone to set a date or alarm for us.
It should be said that if we are dealing with the word "Set" with respect to choosing an item from a list of options available (like the list of colors available above in the screenshot) the best way to translate it would be to use the Amharic word "ምረጥ". i.e "Set" for time-related settings "ሙላ" and "Set" for list-related settings "ምረጥ".
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አስቀምጥ
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amanuel solomon, Dec 21, 2021 at 14:08
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amanuel solomonDec 21, 2021 at 14:18Reply
Even though the word "አስቀምጥ" doesn't fully capture the essence of "SET" in this context, it is as close as it could get to the word "SET" in this case, "ወስን" can also be used as an alternative but "አስቀምጥ" is a much better choice in the current context.