ⴰⵎ-

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

• IPA^(key): /am-/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [æm-]

Prefix

ⴰⵎ- • (am-)

1. nominal prefix forming instrumental nouns and noun-adjectives

Derived terms

Central Atlas Tamazight terms prefixed with ⴰⵎ-