ⵉⵙⵎ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Berber *iʔsəm, from Proto-Afroasiatic *sim- (“name”). Alternatively, borrowed from Arabic اِسْم (ism).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ism/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [ism̩]
      • (schwa-less) IPA(key): [ism]

Noun

ⵉⵙⵎ • (ism) m

  1. name

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 104
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