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Old Nubian
Etymology
Uncertain. Sometimes compared to Proto-Berber *am-an, but the resemblance is likely a coincidence given the otherwise complete lack of evidence for ancient Berber-Nubian contact.
Noun
ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-)
- Synonym of ⲁⲥⲥⲉ- (asse-, “water”)
Descendants
References
- Gerald M. Browne, Old Nubian Grammar (2002), page 25 (ⲁⲙⲁⲛ-)