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ⴰⵎ- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Central Atlas Tamazight
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-, from *a- (“noun-forming prefix”) + *m- (“instumental prefix”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔa- and *m-. Cognate with Arabic مِـ (mi-) and Hausa ma-. By surface analysis, ⴰ- (a-) + ⵎ- (m-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ⴰⵎ- • (am-)
- nominal prefix forming instrumental nouns and noun-adjectives
Derived terms