ɣassad

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • ɣassa, ɣass

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit [script needed] (dɣ assf ad, “today”), equivalent to ɣ +‎ ass +‎ ad, literally “on this day”. Compare Siwi ásfa (“today”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣasːad/

Adverb

ɣassad (Tifinagh spelling ⵖⴰⵙⵙⴰⴷ, Arabic spelling غاسّاد)

  1. today
    ماخّ ايلّيغ ور تسكرت غايانّ غاسّاد.
    maxx aylliɣ ur tskrt ɣayann ɣassad?
    Why didn't you do that today?

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 943b
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