ūy

Zenaga

Etymology

Metathesized from Proto-Berber *ulβ (“heart”), ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (“heart”). Cognate with Tashelhit اول (ul, “heart”), and Egyptian jb (“heart”).

Noun

ūy m (plural ällūn, diminutive aġūL)

  1. heart

References

  • Taine-Cheikh, Catherine (2008), Dictionnaire zénaga-français: le berbère de Mauritanie présenté par racines dans une perspective comparative (Berber Studies; 20) (in French), Germany: Rüdiger Köppe, →ISBN, page 64
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