aẓlmaḍ

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

aẓlkaḍ, aẓlḥaḍ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber [Term?] (“left”).

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ (aẓlmaḍ, “left”), Tarifit aẓeřmaḍ (“left, left handed”), Kabyle azelmaḍ (“left”), Zenaga yäẕ̌iymađ̣ (“left hand”), and Tuareg zălgăt (“left”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /azˤlmadˤ/

Noun

aẓlmaḍ m (construct state uẓlmaḍ, plural iẓlmaḍn, feminine equivalent taẓlmaṭṭ, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ, Arabic spelling آژلماض)

left, left side
Antonym: afasi

ف وژلماض نّس. ― f uẓlmaḍ nns. ― to his left.
north
Antonyms: iffus, afasi

ايفّوس اد تكّا تڭلديت، اورد اژلماض.
iffus ad tkka tgldit, urd aẓlmaḍ
royalty comes from the south and not from the north.
clumsy, rude person

Adjective

aẓlmaḍ (feminine taẓlmaṭṭ, masculine plural iẓlmaḍn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ, Arabic spelling آژلماض)

left
Antonym: afasi

آفوس اژلماض. ― afus aẓlmaḍ. ― the left hand.

Inflection

Inflection of **aẓlmaḍ**
	singular	plural
free state	aẓlmaḍ	iẓlmaḍn
annexed state	uẓlmaḍ	iẓlmaḍn

Derived terms

iẓẓlmḍ (“north”)

References

Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 577a