aḥram
Tarifit
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Moroccan Arabic حرام (ḥrām, “illegitimate”), from Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām, “illegitimate”). Substitutive borrowing to avoid terms of endearment for children due to the belief they may be harmed by spirits.
Noun
editaḥram m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵃⵔⴰⵎ, plural iḥramen, feminine taḥrant)
Declension
editReferences
edit- Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 92