ⵛⵛ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Alternative forms

  • ⵜⵛ (tc)

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ăččəʔ, from earlier *ătyəʔ, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Tashelhit cc, Hausa ci.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃʃ/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [ət͡ʃ(ː)]

Verb

ⵛⵛ • (cc)

  1. to bite
    Synonym: ⵇⵇⵙ (qqs)
  2. to eat

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, pages 102, 103