ibba

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *abba, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- (“father”). Doublet of lab

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴱⴱⴰ (bba), Tuareg and Tetserret abba (“father”).

Noun

ibba m (plural id ibba, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴱⴱⴰ, Arabic spelling ايبّا)

  1. father
    مانيس يفتا يبّاتنغ ― mani s ifta ibbatnġ? ― where our father go?
    ساكاند يبّاتسن دار وضبيب. ― sakan d ibbatsn dar uḍbib ― they took their father to the doctor.

Derived terms

  • innas n ibba (“paternal grandmother”)
  • innas n imma (“maternal grandmother”)

See also

  • inna (“mother”)
  • takat (“foyer”)
  • tawja (“family”)
  • tigmmi (“house”)

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 1128b
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