tuɣmest

Kabyle

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Berber *t-aɣmăz-t
Kabyle tuɣmest

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *t-aɣmăz-t. Cognate with Tashelhit tuɣmst (“tooth”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tuʁməst/

    Noun

    tuɣmest f (plural tuɣmas)

    1. tooth
      Iles aɣʷezfan ɣeẓẓent-et tuɣmas.
      A tongue that is too long will be bitten by the teeth.

    Inflection

    Inflection of tuɣmest
    singular plural
    free state tuɣmest tuɣmas
    annexed state tuɣmest tuɣmas

    See also

    • aseḍṣu (“denture”)

    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
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