ⵍⵄⴰⴼⵉⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

    Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عافية (ʕāfya), from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lʕafit/
      • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [lʕɑfi̞θ]

    Noun

    ⵍⵄⴰⴼⵉⵜ • (lɛafitf

    1. fire
      Synonym: ⴰⴼⴰ (afa)

    References

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