ⴰⵔⴱⴰ
Central Atlas Tamazight
Etymology
From Proto-Berber, possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic. If so, cognate with Proto-Semitic *bin-, with a rhotacism found in its descendants, like Phoenician 𐤁𐤓 (br). Alternatively, the Proto-Berber word could be borrowed from the latter, with metathesis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arba/
- (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [æ̝rβɑ]
Noun
ⴰⵔⴱⴰ • (arba) m
- child
- Synonym: ⵉⵛⵉⵔⵔⵉ (iširri)
Derived terms
- ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵜⵜ (tarbatt)
See also
- ⵍⵄⵉⵍ (lɛil)
References
- Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1), Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 102