ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber from Proto-Afroasiatic *masak-, with metathesis. Cognate with Proto-Semitic *mašk- and Egyptian mskꜣ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aksum/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [æ̝çsu̞m]

Noun

ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ • (aksum) m

1. meat, flesh
2. skin

   Synonyms: ⴰⴳⵯⵍⵉⵎ (agʷlim), ⴰⵀⵉⵜⵓⵔ (ahitur)

3. hide

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, pages 10, 104, 105