ⵓⵙⵎ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *usəm, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Semitic *śamš-, Egyptian šmm.

Related to Tuareg essam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /usm/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [usm̩]

Noun

ⵓⵙⵎ • (usm) m

  1. lightning

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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