Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/ta-mur-t

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

    Inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-r.

    Noun

    *ta-mur-t f

    1. country, land

    Notes

    Not attested in Atlas varieties, which instead show forms of the shape tamazirt; cf. Tashelhit tamazirt, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔⵜ (tamazirt)).

    Descendants

    • Northern Berber:
      • Kabyle: tamurt
      • Zenati:
    • Eastern Berber
      • Ghadames: tammurt
      • Sokna: tamúrt
      • Nefusa: tamurt
      • Awjila: tmùrt
      • Siwi: taṃaṛt
    • Tuareg:
      • Tuareg: təmurt

    References

    • Marijn van Putten (2011), Nouns of the CVC and CC type in Berber (Thesis), The Netherlands: Leiden University, page 34
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