tamziyda

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• tamzida
• tamzgida — Western Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber, early borrowing of Arabic مسجد (masjid, “mosque”).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ (timzgida, “mosque”), Tashelhit timzgida (“mosque”), Northern Saharan Berber tamezgida (“mosque”), Nefusa tmǝzgidá (“mosque”), Tuareg tamăžžida (“mosque”).

Noun

tamziyda f (plural timzidawin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵎⵣⵉⵢⴷⴰ)

1. mosque
2. school

   Synonyms: lmedrasa, ssekwila

Declension

Inflection of tamziyda

	singular	plural
free state	tamziyda	timzidawin
annexed state	tmziyda	tmzidawin

References

• Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 84
• Serhoual, Mohammed (2002), Dictionnaire tarifit-français [Tarifit-French dictionary], Tétouan: Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi