ayaḍus

Inherited from Proto-Berber, from Latin cattus (“cat”), from a Semitic language. Compare Classical Syriac ܩܵܛܘܿ, ܩܛܐ (qaṭṭa, qaṭṭu, “cat”), Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܩܵܛܘܿ (qāṭō, “cat”), and Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ, “cat, tomcat”).

Cognate with Awjila aqəṭṭùš (“cat”), Ghadames akaṭṭus (“cat”), Sokna yaṭṭûs (“cat”), Tunisian Berber and Siwi yaṭṭus (“cat”), and Nefusa aqaṭṭus (“cat”).

• IPA^(key): /ajadˤus/

ayaḍus m (Arabic spelling آياضوس)

1. (Medieval Tashelhit) cat

   Synonym: amucc

• Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 69