ⵎⵎⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *i-mmut, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawVt- (“to die, to kill”). Cognate with Tuareg ămmăt, Proto-Semitic *mawut-, Egyptian mwt and Hausa mutù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mmt/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [mːəθ]

Verb

ⵎⵎⵜ • (mmt)

1. to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⵎⵎⴻⵜ

Perfective		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
	1	ⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵖ (mmuteɣ)		ⵏⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜ (nemmut)
	2	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⴷ (temmuted)		ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵎ (temmutem)	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵎⵜ (temmutemt)
	3	ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵜ (immut)	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜ (temmut)	ⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵏ (mmuten)	ⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵏⵜ (mmutent)
Negative perfective		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
	1	ⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵖ (mmuteɣ)		ⵏⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜ (nemmut)
	2	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⴷ (temmuted)		ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵎ (temmutem)	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵎⵜ (temmutemt)
	3	ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵜ (immut)	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵓⵜ (temmut)	ⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵏ (mmuten)	ⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵏⵜ (mmutent)
Intensive aorist		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
	1	ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵖ (ttmettateɣ)		ⵏⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜ (nettmettat)
	2	ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⴷ (tettmettated)		ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵎ (tettmettatem)	ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵎⵜ (tettmettatemt)
	3	ⵉⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜ (ittmettat)	ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⵓⵜ (ttmettatut)	ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵏ (ttmettaten)	ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵏⵜ (ttmettatent)
Imperfective		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
	1	ⵎⵎⵜⴻⵖ (mmteɣ)		ⵏⴻⵎⵎⴻⵜ (nemmet)
	2	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵜⴻⴷ (temmted)		ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵜⴻⵎ (temmtem)	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⵜⴻⵎⵜ (temmtemt)
	3	ⵉⵎⵎⴻⵜ (immet)	ⵜⴻⵎⵎⴻⵜ (temmet)	ⵎⵎⵜⴻⵏ (mmten)	ⵎⵎⵜⴻⵏⵜ (mmtent)
Imperative		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
		ⵎⵎⴻⵜ (mmet)		ⵎⵎⵜⴻⵜ (mmtet)	ⵎⵎⵜⴻⵎⵜ (mmtemt)
Intensive imperative		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
		ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜ (ttmettat)		ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵜ (ttmettatet)	ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵎⵜ (ttmettatemt)
Negative intensive imperative		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
		ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜ (ttmettat)		ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵜ (ttmettatet)	ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵜⵜⴰⵜⴻⵎⵜ (ttmettatemt)
Perfective participle		Singular		Plural
		ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵜⴻⵏ (immuten)		ⵎⵎⵓⵜⵏⵉⵏ (mmutnin)

References

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