ⴰⵎⴰⵏ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aman/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [æmæ̝n̪]

Noun

ⴰⵎⴰⵏ • (aman) m pl (construct state ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ)

1. water

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aman/

Noun

ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman) m pl (construct state ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ (waman))

1. (uncountable) water

   ⵉⵙ ⵜⵔⵉⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ?

   is trit aman ?

   Do you want water?

   ⵓⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ.

   ur llin waman.

   There is no water.

References

• Abdellah Kassi, Ahmed Aït Ider, Abdellah Azentou, Lahcen Tazi, Mohamed Ouadich; Mon premier diccionnaire français-amazighe-arabe, Librairie Al Maarif, Cazablanca, Marok, 2010, →ISBN , →OCLC.