ⵍⵙ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Alternative forms

• ⵏⵙ (ns)

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *l-s-β, from Proto-Afroasiatic *(l-)b-s, with metathesis. Cognate with Arabic مَلْبَس (malbas) from ل ب س (l-b-s) and Egyptian ḥbs. Compare ⵎⵍⵙⵉⵡⵜ (mlsiwt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ls/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [ləs]

Verb

ⵍⵙ • (ls)

1. to put on

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 107