aḥram

Tarifit edit

Alternative forms edit

aḥarmuš

Etymology edit

From Moroccan Arabic حرام (ḥrām, “illegitimate”), from Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām, “illegitimate”). Substitutive borrowing to avoid terms of endearment for children due to the belief they may be harmed by spirits.

Noun edit

aḥram m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵃⵔⴰⵎ, plural iḥramen, feminine taḥrant)

Declension edit

Declension of aḥram

	Singular	Plural
Free state	aḥram	iḥramen
Construct state	weḥram	yiḥramen

References edit

Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 92