ⴰⵔⴱⴰ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber, possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic. If so, cognate with Proto-Semitic *bin-, with a rhotacism found in its descendants, like Phoenician 𐤁𐤓 (br). Alternatively, the Proto-Berber word could be borrowed from the latter, with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arba/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [æ̝rβɑ]

Noun

ⴰⵔⴱⴰ • (arba) m

1. child

   Synonym: ⵉⵛⵉⵔⵔⵉ (icirri)

Derived terms

• ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵜⵜ (tarbatt)

See also

• ⵍⵄⵉⵍ (lɛil)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 102