tiɣmest

Tarifit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Berber *t-aɣmăz-t
Tarifit tiɣmest

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *t-aɣmăz-t.

    Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵓⵖⵎⵙⵜ (tuɣmst, “incisor”), Kabyle tuɣmest (“tooth”), Northern Saharan Berber tiɣmest (“tooth”).

    Noun

    tiɣmest f (plural tiɣmas or tiɣmmuzin, diminutive taɣmmuzt, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⵖⵎⴻⵙⵜ)

    1. tooth

    Declension

    Inflection of tiɣmest
    singular plural
    free state tiɣmest tiɣmas
    annexed state tɣmest tɣmas

    Further reading

    • Putten, Marijn van (2018), “Proto-Berber mid vowel harmony”, in Nordic journal of African studies‎[1], Uppsala: Nordic Africa Research Network, →ISSN
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