ⵊⵊⴱⵍ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic الجبل (ej-jbal, “the mountain”), from Arabic الْجَبَل (al-jabal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒʒbl/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒːβl̩]
    • (Arabism) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒːbl̩]

Noun

ⵊⵊⴱⵍ • (jjbl) m

1. mountain (as opposed to hill)

   Synonym: ⵄⴰⵔⵉ (ɛari)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 104