abkkaḍu

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • abkkaḍ, abkkiḍ

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit آبكّاضو (abkkaḍu, “sin”), from Proto-Berber, from Latin peccātum (“sin”).

Compare Tuareg abăkkaḍ (“sin”), Zenaga äväkkaḍi (“sin”), Ghadames abkkaḍu (“sin”), and Nefusa abkkaḍu (“sin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abkːadˤu/

Noun

abkkaḍu m (plural ibkkaḍan, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵓ, Arabic spelling آبكّاضو)

  1. sin
    Synonyms: ddnb, ssayyi'a
    اينڭاژن ن تاروا آس ينّا الشّرع ن الباري تعالى دا سّيريدن يبكّاضان يغ حلّان
    ingaẓn n tarwa a s inna ccrɛ n lbari tɛala da ssiridn ibkkaḍan iɣ ḥllan
    According to the law of God, the pains of lawful childbirth wash away sins.

Derived terms

  • war ibkkaḍn (“a newborn”)

See also

  • abukḍ (“blindness”)
  • arwas (“hell”)
  • ddin (“religion”)

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 40a
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