ⵊⵊⴱⵍ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic الجبل (ej-jbal, “the mountain”), from Arabic الْجَبَل (al-jabal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒʒbl/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [d͡ʒːβl̩]
      • (Arabism) IPA(key): [d͡ʒːbl̩]

Noun

ⵊⵊⴱⵍ • (jjbl) m

  1. mountain (as opposed to hill)
    Synonym: ⵄⴰⵔⵉ (ɛari)

References
  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎, Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 104
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