ⵎ-
Central Atlas Tamazight
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Berber *m-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. Compare Arabic مَا (mā).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editⵎ- • (m-)
- interrogative prefix
- (no longer productive) noun-forming prefix
Usage notes
editThis fossilized prefix merged with ⴰ- (a-) to form ⴰⵎ- (am-), which is still productive nowadays to create nouns.
Derived terms
edit- ⴰⵎ- (am-)