ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber from Proto-Afroasiatic *masak-, with metathesis. Cognate with Proto-Semitic *mašk- and Egyptian mskꜣ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aksum/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [æ̝çsu̞m]

Noun

ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ • (aksumm

  1. meat, flesh
  2. skin
    Synonyms: ⴰⴳⵯⵍⵉⵎ (agʷlim), ⴰⵀⵉⵜⵓⵔ (ahitur)
  3. hide

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, pages 10, 104, 105