ⵜⴰⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber, feminine of a word for “man, husband” from Proto-Afroasiatic, cognate with Proto-Semitic *mut- and Hausa mùtûm. Cognate with Kabyle tameṭṭut and Tarifit tameṭṭut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamtˤtˤutt/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [t̪ˤɑmət̪ˤːʊ̙̞t̪ˤ(ː)]

Noun

ⵜⴰⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜⵜ • (tamṭṭutt) f

1. woman
2. wife

Antonyms

• ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ (argaz)

References

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