tameṭṭut

Kabyle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ta-məṭṭuṭ-t (“woman, young woman”)[1], active participle of *ṭ-ḍ (“to suckle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tamətˤːut/

Noun

tameṭṭut f (plural tilawin or tulawin)

  1. woman
    Synonyms: lewlegga, tawellit, tamexluqt
  2. wife
    Synonyms: meṭṭu, zzwaǧ

Inflection

Inflection of tameṭṭut
singular plural
free state tameṭṭut tilawin, tulawin
annexed state tmeṭṭut tilawin, tlawin

Derived terms

  • ameṭṭuḥ (“mannish woman”)
  • meṭṭu (“wife”)
  • timeṭṭuyin (“women of no dignity”)

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
  1. ^ Karl-Gottfried Prasse (1974), Manuel de grammaire touarègue (tăhăggart), volumes IV–V: Nom, Copenhague: Éditions de l'Université de Copenhague, page 124

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ta-məṭṭuṭ-t (“woman, young woman”)[1], active participle of *ṭ-ḍ (“to suckle”).

Noun

tameṭṭut f (plural tisednan, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵟⵟⵓⵜ)

  1. woman
    Synonym: tamɣart
    Antonym: aryaz
  2. wife
    Synonym: tamɣart
    Antonym: aryaz

Declension

Inflection of tameṭṭut
singular plural
free state tameṭṭut tisednan
annexed state tmeṭṭut tsednan

References

  1. ^ Karl-Gottfried Prasse (1974), Manuel de grammaire touarègue (tăhăggart), volumes IV–V: Nom, Copenhague: Éditions de l'Université de Copenhague, page 124
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