tiɣssa

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • tixssa, taɣssa

Etymology

Derived from Medieval Tashelhit ايغسّ (iɣess, “bone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɣsːa/

Noun

tiɣssa f (plural tiɣssawin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⵖⵙⵙⴰ, Arabic spelling تيغسّا)

  1. body
    تيغسّا ن وفڭان. ― tiġssa n ufgan. ― the human body.

Inflection

Inflection of tiɣssa
singular plural
free state tiɣssa tiɣssawin
construct state tɣssa tɣssawin

Derived terms

  • ajjiḍ n tɣssa (“scabies,mange”)

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2671a
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