ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

• Borrowed from Early Medieval Latin verēda (“path, main road”), from Latin veredus (“courier's horse”).

• Or, related to Proto-Semitic *ʕabar- (“to cross”). Some words appear to have preserved the non-geminate *β, e.g. ⴱⴷⴷ (bdd, “to stand”), ⴰⴱⴰⴱⴱⵓⵥ (ababbuẓ, “bear”). Possibly also related to Tuareg ăbbărbăr (“to go out, leave”).

Cognate with Kabyle abrid, Tarifit abrid, Tashelhit abrid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abrid/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [æ̝βri̞ð]

Noun

ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ • (abrid) m

1. road (as opposed to street)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 104