ddnb

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • ddanb

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَنْب (ḏanb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dːnb/

Noun

ddnb m (Tifinagh spelling ⴷⴷⵏⴱ, plural ddunub)

  1. sin
    Synonyms: abkkaḍu, ssayyi'a
    skrġ yan ddnb iɛḍmn, ɛudu billah-a!. ― I have committed a horrible sin! God forbid!.

Derived terms

  • bu ddnub (“sinner”)
  • ddnub lkabayr (“cardinal sins”)
  • ddnub mqqurnin (“greater sins”)
  • ddnub mẓẓiynin (“lesser sins”)
  • war ddnub (“innocent”)
  • dnb (“commit a sin”)

See also

  • arwas (“hell”)
  • ddin (“religion”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025) Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 699a
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