idammen

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Afroasiatic *dam-
Proto-Berber *i-damm-ăn
Senhaja de Srair idammen

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *i-damm-ăn (“blood”),[1] from Proto-Afroasiatic *dam-. Doublet of ddem.

    Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ (idammn), Kabyle idammen.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /idamːən/

    Noun

    idammen m pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⴻⵏ) (Ketama, Taghzut)

    1. blood
      Synonym: ddem

    References

    1. ^ Marijn van Putten (2011), Nouns of the CVC and CC type in Berber (Thesis), The Netherlands: Leiden University, page 25
    • 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

    Tarifit

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Afroasiatic *dam-
    Proto-Berber *i-damm-ăn
    Tarifit idammen

      Inherited from Proto-Berber *i-damm-ăn (“blood”),[1] from Proto-Afroasiatic *dam-. Doublet of ddem.

      Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ (idammn) and Kabyle idammen.

      Noun

      idammen m pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⴻⵏ)

      1. blood
        Synonym: ddem (Western Tarifit)

      References

      1. ^ Marijn van Putten (2011), Nouns of the CVC and CC type in Berber (Thesis), The Netherlands: Leiden University, page 25
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