ዘር የጣቴ ምድሩ ያባቴ

Meaning

This proverb highlights the interplay between individual effort and inherited opportunity. 'The seed is of my finger' acknowledges personal labor and contribution. 'The land is of my father' signifies that the foundational resource, opportunity, or heritage came from one's parent or family. It means that while one puts in the work, the ground on which that work is done was provided by others, usually ancestors.

ትርጉም

ይህ ምሳሌ የሚያሳየው አንድ ሰው ስራውን ወይም ጥረቱን ለራሱ እውቅና ቢያገኝም, ያ ስራ የተሰራበት መሰረት ወይም እድል የመጣው ከሌላ ሰው (ብዙውን ጊዜ ከወላጅ) መሆኑን ነው. የትውልድ ቦታ ወይም የቤተሰብ ድጋፍ አስፈላጊነትን ያሳያል.