ⵙⵙⵉⵔⴷ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ss-irăd. Cognate with Kabyle ssired. By surface analysis, ⵙⵙ- (ss-, “causative prefix”) +‎ ⵉⵔⴷ (ird, “to be washed”), literally “to cause to be washed”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ssird/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [sirəð]

Verb

ⵙⵙⵉⵔⴷ • (ssird)

1. to wash

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106