mmi
See also: MMI
Translingual
Symbol
mmi
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Hember Avu terms
Kabyle
Alternative forms
- mimmi, memmi (poetic)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mːi/
Noun
mmi m
- (my) son
- term of endearment
Usage notes
In the singular, kinship terms ending in -a or -i are assumed to refer to a first-person singular possessor when used without affixes; for example, baba (“my father”). To refer to another possessor, a specific set of bound pronouns must be used.
References
- Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal[1], retrieved 2025
- Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France
Tarifit
Alternative forms
- memmi — Western Tarifit
Etymology
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Noun
mmi m (usually uncountable, Tifinagh spelling ⵎⵎⵉ)
- (my) son