ammas

English

Noun

ammas

1. plural of amma

Anagrams

• Am. Sam., Masam, ma mas, ma'ams, mamas

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ammas.

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ɛm.mɛs]
• Syllabification: am‧mas
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

ammas m (plural ammasen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ)

1. middle, center

   Synonym: řwesṭ

2. patio (inner courtyard)

   Synonym: řemraḥ

Inflection

Inflection of ammas

	singular	plural
free state	ammas	ammasen
annexed state	wammas	wammasen

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Tashelhit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amːas/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ammas (“middle, center”).

Cognate with Senhaja de Srair, Tunisian Berber, Ghadames, and Sokna ammas (“middle, center”), Tarifit ammas (“middle, center, courtyard”), Ghomara ammas (“waist”), Tuareg ámmas (“middle, center, inside”), and Awjila tammàst (“in the middle”).

Noun

ammas m (plural ammasn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس)

1. middle, center, interior

   غ وامّاس ن ييلل. ― ɣ wammas n yilel. ― in the middle of the sea.

Inflection

Inflection of ammas

	singular	plural
free state	ammas	ammasn
annexed state	wammas	wammasn

Derived terms

• ammas n wass (“midday”)
• anmmasu (“minister, vizier”)
• aḍaḍ n wammas (“middle finger”)
• ɣammaskatinn (“inside, in the middle of”)

Preposition

ammas (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس)

1. from

   آيلّيغ د توشكا الدَولَة ن المُرابِطين امّاس ن الصّحراء.

   aylliɣ d tucka ddawla n lmurabiṭin ammas n ṣṣḥra.

   until the Almoravid dynasty came from the Sahara.

2. in, inside

   كران لمَواكين امّاس ن سوس.

   kran lmawakin ammas n sus

   Some villages in the Sous region

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Ghadames ụ̄mmas (“rubbing”).

Noun

ammas m (plural ammasn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس)

1. verbal noun of ams: rubbing, rub
   1. a feed mash made from argan press cake and finely chopped straw

Inflection

Inflection of ammas

	singular	plural
free state	ammas	ammasn
annexed state	wammas	wammasn

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 284-285