äväkkaḍi

Zenaga

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peccātum (“sin”).

Compare Tashelhit abkkaḍu, Tuareg abăkkaḍ, Ghadames abkkaḍu and Nefusa abkkaḍu.

Noun

äväkkaḍi m

  1. sin

Derived terms

  • yävəkkuḍa (“to commit a sin”)
  • ämvəkkiḍi (“sinner”)

References

  • Taine-Cheikh, Catherine (2008) Dictionnaire zénaga-français: le berbère de Mauritanie présenté par racines dans une perspective comparative (Berber Studies; 20) (in French), Germany: Rüdiger Köppe, →ISBN, page 228
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