Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/irβiʔ

This Proto-Berber entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Berber

Etymology

Compare Egyptian ꜣbj.

Verb

*irβiʔ (perfect *ərβắʔ or *iβriʔ)[1]

  1. to love, to wish

Descendants

  • Northern Berber:
    • Atlas:
      • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵔⵉ (iri)
      • Tashelhit: iri
      • Senhaja de Srair: arr
    • Zenati:
  • Eastern Berber:
    • Ghadames: əβr
  • Tuareg:
    • Tamasheq: ărh
  • Western Berber:

References

  1. ^ van Putten, Marijn The Reconstruction of Proto-Berber ‘to say’, reconstructing the iCiC Light Verbs and the reflexes of Pre-Proto-Berber *w [1]
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