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Central Atlas Tamazight
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *ss- (“causative prefix”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *s- (“causative prefix”). Cognate with Kabyle ss- (see ssired).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ⵙⵙ- • (ss-)
- causative prefix, creating active transitive verbs from either already transitive verbs, nouns, passive verbs, or intransitive verbs
- From a transitive verb: ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ⵇⵇⵏ (qqn, “to close”) → ⵙⵙⵇⵇⵏ (ssqqn, “to attach”)
- From a noun: ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ⵓⵏⴼⵙ (unfs, “breath”) → ⵙⵙⵓⵏⴼⵙ (ssunfs, “to breathe”)
- From a passive verb: ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ⵏⵡ (nw, “to be cooked”) → ⵙⵙⵏⵡ (ssnw, “to cook”)
- From an intransitive verb: ⵙⵙ- (ss-) + ⵖⵓⵙ (ɣus, “intransitive verb for burning”) → ⵙⵙⵖⵓⵙ (ssɣus, “transitive verb for burning”)
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