takeṭṭuft

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• tikeḍfet, ticeḍfet
• lkeṭṭuf (Eastern)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Tashelhit tuḍfit.

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [θɑ.kˤɐtˤ.tˤʊfˤtˤ]
• Syllabification: ta‧keṭ‧ṭuft
• Rhymes: -ʊfˤtˤ

Noun

takeṭṭuft f (plural tikeṭṭufin or tikeḍfin, male equivalent akeṭṭuf, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⴽⴻⵟⵟⵓⴼⵜ)

1. ant

Inflection

Inflection of takeṭṭuft

	singular	plural
free state	takeṭṭuft	tikeṭṭufin, tikeḍfin
annexed state	tkeṭṭuft	tkeṭṭufin, tkeḍfin

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)