abkkaḍu

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • abkkaḍ, abkkiḍ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peccātum (sin).

Compare Tuareg abăkkaḍ, Zenaga äväkkaḍi, Ghadames abkkaḍu and Nefusa abkkaḍu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abkːadˤu/

Noun

abkkaḍu m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵓ, plural ibkkaḍan)

  1. sin
    Synonyms: ddnb, ssayyi'a
    ingaẓn n tarwa a s inna ššrɛ n lbari tɛala da ssiridn ibkkaḍan ix ḥllan.
    according to the law of God, the pains of lawful childbirth wash away sins.

Derived terms

  • war ibkkaḍn (a newborn)

See also

  • abukḍ (blindness)
  • arwas (hell)
  • ddin (religion)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025) Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 40a