ⵜⵥⴰ

Central Atlas Tamazight

**Central Atlas Tamazight numbers ^(edit)**
← 8	9	10 →
Cardinal: ⵜⵥⴰ (tẓa) Arabic-derived cardinal: ⵜⵙⵄⵓⴷ (tsɛud)

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *tv̆ẓa, from earlier *tv̆ẓaH, from Proto-Afroasiatic *tusʕ- (“nine”). Compare Proto-Semitic *tišʕ-, Egyptian psḏw.

Cognate with Kabyle tẓa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tzˤa/
- (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [d̪ˤzˤɑ]

Numeral

ⵜⵥⴰ • (tẓa) m

nine

References

Bellahsene, Linda; Hameg, Nadia (2009), “Central Atlas Tamazight numeral system”, in Université Paris 4, CNRS, editor, Numeral Systems of the World's Languages‎^[1], Paris, France