ⵜⴰⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber, feminine of a word for “man, husband” from Proto-Afroasiatic, cognate with Proto-Semitic *mut- and Hausa mùtûm. Cognate with Kabyle tameṭṭut and Tarifit tameṭṭut.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tamtˤtˤutt/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [t̪ˤɑmət̪ˤːʊ̙̞t̪ˤ(ː)]

Noun

ⵜⴰⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜⵜ • (tamṭṭutt) f

  1. woman
  2. wife

Antonyms

References
  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎, Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106
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