ⵜⵙⵄⵓⴷ

Central Atlas Tamazight

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Cardinal: ⵜⵥⴰ (tẓa)     Arabic-derived cardinal: ⵜⵙⵄⵓⴷ (tsɛud)

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic تسعود (tisʕūd), a taboo replacement of تسعة (tisʕa) (in some regions), from Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa). Doublet of ⵜⵥⴰ (tẓa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsʕud/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [θəsʕʊ̙̞ð]
    • (schwa-less) IPA^(key): [t̪s̩ʕʊ̙̞ð]

Numeral

ⵜⵙⵄⵓⴷ • (tsɛud) m

1. nine

References

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