ⵙⵙ-

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ss- (“causative prefix”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *s- (“causative prefix”). Cognate with Kabyle ss- (see ssired).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ss-/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [s-]

Prefix

ⵙⵙ- • (ss-)

1. causative prefix, creating active transitive verbs from either already transitive verbs, nouns, passive verbs, or intransitive verbs

   From a transitive verb: ‎ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ‎ⵇⵇⵏ (qqn, “to close”) → ‎ⵙⵙⵇⵇⵏ (ssqqn, “to attach”)

   From a noun: ‎ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ‎ⵓⵏⴼⵙ (unfs, “breath”) → ‎ⵙⵙⵓⵏⴼⵙ (ssunfs, “to breathe”)

   From a passive verb: ‎ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ‎ⵏⵡ (nw, “to be cooked”) → ‎ⵙⵙⵏⵡ (ssnw, “to cook”)

   From an intransitive verb: ‎ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ‎ⵖⵓⵙ (ɣus, “intransitive verb for burning”) → ‎ⵙⵙⵖⵓⵙ (ssɣus, “transitive verb for burning”)

Derived terms

Central Atlas Tamazight terms prefixed with ⵙⵙ-