axʷs

Tashelhit

Etymology

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

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵓⵅⵙ (uxs, “tooth”), Tetserret akš (“tooth”), and Zenaga ōkši (“tooth”),

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aχʷs/

Noun

axʷs m (plural uxsan, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵅⵯⵙ, Arabic spelling آخُس)

  1. tooth
    Synonym: tuɣmst
    اوضنغ غ وخسان ينو. ― uḍnġ ġ uxsan inu ― I have a toothache.

Inflection

Inflection of axʷs
singular plural
free state axʷs uxsan
annexed state waxʷs wuxsan

Derived terms

  • axs n tiskrt (“garlic clove”)
  • aṭṭan n uxsan (“toothache”)
  • tifiyyi wuxsan (“gum (anatomy)”)

See also

  • ils (“tongue”)
  • imi (“mouth”)
  • udm (“face”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1149b
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