ⵍⵄⴱ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لعب (lʕab), from Arabic لَعِبَ (laʕiba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʕb/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [lʕəβ]
    • (Arabism) IPA^(key): [lʕəb]

Verb

ⵍⵄⴱ • (lɛb)

1. to play

   Synonyms: ⵓⵔⴰⵔ (urar), ⵀⴷⵔ (hdr)

Usage notes

More frequent than ⵓⵔⴰⵔ (urar).

References

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