ⴱⴱⴰ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *abba, from earlier *ăHbbăH, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- (“father”). Compare Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- and Egyptian ꜣbwt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bba/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [bːɑ]

Noun

ⴱⴱⴰ • (bba) m

  1. father

Coordinate terms

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103
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