amudden

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

From am- (“instrumental prefix”) +‎ Moroccan Arabic ودن (waddan, “to call to prayer”), so named by analogy with the rooster’s call in the morning, likened to the adhan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amudːən/

Noun

amudden m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵓⴷⴷⴻⵏ) (Hmed, Taghzut)

  1. rooster
    Synonyms: ayaziḍ, aferruj (Seddat, Zerqet), aɛettuq (Ketama), afellus (Ketama)

References

  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎[1], retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[2], Paris, France: HAL
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