ɛdem

See also: edem and edém

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عدم (ɛdem, to lose; to go broke).

Pronunciation

Verb

ɛdem (Tifinagh spelling ⵄⴷⴻⵎ)

  1. (transitive) to hurt, to wound
    Aharkus d jdid, iɛedm-it.The shoes are new, they are hurting him.
  2. (intransitive) to deprive someone of something; to take away [with di]
    Iɛedm-it deg umensi.
    He deprived him of his dinner (by arriving unexpectedly at dinner time).

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • (verbal noun) aɛdam (the act of hurting or depriving)