taskala

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • taskiliya, tiskiliya

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber, from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵙⴽⴰⵍⵢⴰ (taskalya).

Noun

taskala f (plural taskaliwin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵙⴽⴰⵍⴰ, Arabic spelling تاسكالا)

  1. ladder
    فك ييِّ تسكالا يمژّييْن. ― fk yyi tskala imẓẓiyn! ― Give me the small ladder!
  2. (neologism) scale

Inflection

Inflection of taskala
singular plural
free state taskala taskaliwin
annexed state tskala tskaliwin

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2545a
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