ⴰⵎⴰⵏ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aman/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [æmæ̝n̪]

Noun

ⴰⵎⴰⵏ • (aman) m pl (construct state ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ)

  1. water

References

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

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aman/

Noun

ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman) m pl (construct state ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ (waman))

  1. (uncountable) water
    ⵉⵙ ⵜⵔⵉⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ?
    is trit aman ?
    Do you want water?
    ⵓⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ.
    ur llin waman.
    There is no water.

References

  • Abdellah Kassi, Ahmed Aït Ider, Abdellah Azentou, Lahcen Tazi, Mohamed Ouadich; Mon premier diccionnaire français-amazighe-arabe, Librairie Al Maarif, Cazablanca, Marok, 2010, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, →OCLC.
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