ⵍⵄⴰⴼⵉⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عافية (ʕāfya), from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʕafit/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [lʕɑfi̞θ]

Noun

ⵍⵄⴰⴼⵉⵜ • (lɛafitf

  1. fire
    Synonym: ⴰⴼⴰ (afa)

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103