asklu

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • assklu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber [Term?]. Cognate with Tarifit asecřu (“tree”), Senhaja de Srair taseklut (“tree”), and Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵙⴽⵍⵓ (asklu, “tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asklu/

Noun

asklu m (plural iskʷla, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⴽⵍⵓ, Arabic spelling آسكلو)

  1. shadow, shade
    Synonyms: amalu, anufa
    يامژ اسكلو ن يان وارڭان.
    yamẓ asklu n yan wargan.
    he sat down in the shade of an Argan tree.

Inflection

Inflection of asklu
singular plural
free state asklu iskʷla
annexed state usklu iskʷla

Derived terms

  • amssklu (“overly shaded soil”)

See also

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 425a
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