ttahl

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • tahl, ttihl, tihl

Etymology

From Arabic تَأَهَّلَ (taʔahhala, “to marry”), from Arabic أَهْل (ʔahl, “family”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tːahl/

Verb

ttahl (intensive aorist ttahl, verbal noun littihal or ttihal, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵜⴰⵀⵍ, Arabic spelling تّاهل)

  1. to marry, to get married
    ترا اد تّاهل. ― tra ad ttahl. ― she wants to get married.

Derived terms

  • amttahlu (“spouse”)
  • littihal (“marriage”)

See also

  • argaz (“man, husband”)
  • assigl (“engagement”)
  • tamɣart (“woman, wife”)
  • tamɣra (“wedding”)

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 2754b
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