ⵓⵙⵎ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /usm/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [usm̩]

Noun

ⵓⵙⵎ • (usm) m

  1. lightning

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