ⵍⵄⴰⴼⵉⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عافية (ʕāfya), from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʕafit/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [lʕɑfi̞θ]

Noun

ⵍⵄⴰⴼⵉⵜ • (lɛafit) f

1. fire

   Synonym: ⴰⴼⴰ (afa)

References

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