ttwa-

Kabyle

Alternative forms

  • ttwi-, ttu-, tt-

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Prefix

ttwa-

  1. verbal prefix forming passives
    ‎ttwa- + ‎aru (“to write”) → ‎ttwaru (“to be written”)
    ‎ttwa- + ‎enɣ (“to kill”) → ‎ttwaneɣ (“to be killed”)

Usage notes

Unlike many languages, passive counterparts to verbs in Kabyle are not inflections nor auxiliary verb constructions, but rather derived terms created by derivational prefixes.

Derived terms

Kabyle terms prefixed with ttwa-
ttwakʷer
ttwaru

References

Evgeniya Gutova (2013), “Voice, lability, and causatives in berber (I)”, in Études et Documents Berbères‎[1], volume 32

Senhaja de Srair

Prefix

ttwa- (Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵜⵡⴰ-)

  1. Zerqet form of ttya-
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