ⵎ-

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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- (am-)

References

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