ⵎⵍⵙⵉⵡⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *l-s-β, from Proto-Afroasiatic *(l-)b-s, with metathesis. Cognate with Arabic مَلْبَس (malbas) from ل ب س (l-b-s) and Egyptian ḥbs. Compare ⵍⵙ (ls).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mlsiwt/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [ml̩si̞wθ]

Noun

ⵎⵍⵙⵉⵡⵜ • (mlsiwt) f

1. clothing

   Synonym: ⵉⵄⴱⴰⵏⵏ (iɛbann)

References

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