ⵎ-

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Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *m-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. Compare Arabic مَا (mā).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ⵎ- • (m-)

  1. interrogative prefix
  2. (no longer productive) noun-forming prefix

Usage notes

This fossilized prefix merged with ⴰ- (a-) to form ⴰⵎ- (am-), which is still productive nowadays to create nouns.

Derived terms

Central Atlas Tamazight terms prefixed with ⵎ-
ⴰⵎ-
ⵎⴰⵏⵉ
ⵎⴰⵢ
ⵎⵉⵍⵎⵉ
ⵎⵉⵎⴽ

References

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