ⴰⵔⵡ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *arəw, from earlier *ăHrəw ("to give birth"). Compare with Akkadian erû (“to be(come) pregnant”), Egyptian jwr (“to conceive”), Beja oor (“child”), Somali uur (“stomach”). Unrelated to Proto-Semitic *walad-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arw/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [æru̞(w)]

Verb

ⴰⵔⵡ • (arw)

  1. to give birth
  • ⴰⵎⴰⵔⴰⵡ (amaraw, “parent”)

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 107
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