ⴷⴼⵄ

ⴷⴼⵄ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دفع‎ (dfaʕ), from Arabic دَفَعَ‎ (dafaʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dfʕ/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [θfəʕ]

Verb

ⴷⴼⵄ • (dfɛ)

1. to push

   Synonym: ⵜⵃⵉ (tḥi)

   Antonyms: ⵏⵣⵖ (nzɣ), ⵍⴷⵉ (ldi)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1), Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 104