lbhimt

Tashelhit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew בְּהֵמָה (bəhēmā́)bor.?
Arabic بَهِيمَة (bahīma)
Moroccan Arabic بهيمة (bhīma)bor.
Tashelhit lbhimt

    Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بهيمة (bhīma), from Arabic بَهِيمَة (bahīma), possibly borrowed from Biblical Hebrew בְּהֵמָה (bəhēmā́).

    Noun

    lbhimt m (plural lbhaym, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⴱⵀⵉⵎⵜ, Arabic spelling لبهيمت)

    1. animal (domestic), livestock
      Synonyms: amuddr, lḥayawan
      الخلق يغ يرا ا يسغ لبهيمت، آ يسّاغ لبهيمت يفصلن.
      lxlq iġ ira a isġ lbhimt, a issaġ lbhimt ifṣln.
      When you buy an animal, you buy one that is well built.
    2. gross person

    See also

    • azgr (“bull”)
    • aɣaḍ (“goat”)
    • izimmr (“sheep”)
    • lhwayc (“wild animals”)

    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 1291a
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