Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/am-an

This Proto-Berber entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Berber

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Within Pan-Berber, compare Guanche aemon, ahemon. Sometimes compared to Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-), but the resemblance is likely a coincidence given the otherwise complete lack of evidence for ancient Berber-Nubian contact.

Noun

*am-an m pl (construct form *w-am-an)

(plural only) water

Descendants

Awjila: imin
Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman)
Ghadames: aman
Kabyle: aman
Nefusa: aman
Siwi: aman
Sokna: aman
Northern Saharan Berber: aman
Tarifit: aman
Tashelhit: ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman)
Tuareg: aman
Zenaga: aman

References

Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN

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