ⵉⵎⵙ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber, with metathesis from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ims/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [iməs]

Noun

ⵉⵎⵙ • (ims) m

1. fat

   Synonym: ⵜⴰⴷⵓⵏⵜ (tadunt)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103