Central Atlas Tamazight edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Berber, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Semitic *śamš- (Sun).

Perhaps related to ⴼⵙⵓⵙ (fsus, to be light).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ⵓⵙⵎ (usmm

  1. lightning

References edit

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 107