tiɣmest

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *t-aɣmăz-t.

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵓⵖⵎⵙⵜ (tuɣmst, “incisor”), Kabyle tuɣmest (“tooth”), Northern Saharan Berber tiɣmest (“tooth”).

Noun

tiɣmest f (plural tiɣmas or tiɣmmuzin, diminutive taɣmmuzt, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⵖⵎⴻⵙⵜ)

1. tooth

Declension

Inflection of tiɣmest

	singular	plural
free state	tiɣmest	tiɣmas
annexed state	tɣmest	tɣmas

Further reading

• Putten, Marijn van (2018), “Proto-Berber mid vowel harmony”, in Nordic journal of African studies‎^[1], Uppsala: Nordic Africa Research Network, →ISSN