ⵓⵙⵎ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Semitic *śamš- (“Sun”).

Perhaps related to ⴼⵙⵓⵙ (fsus, “to be light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /usm/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [usm̩]

Noun

ⵓⵙⵎ • (usm) m

1. lightning

References

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