Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/am-an

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This Proto-Berber entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Berber

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Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Within Pan-Berber, compare Guanche aemon, ahemon. Sometimes compared to Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-), but the resemblance is likely a coincidence given the otherwise complete lack of evidence for ancient Berber-Nubian contact.

Noun

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*am-an m pl (construct form *w-am-an)

  1. (plural only) water

Descendants

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  • Awjila: imin
  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman)
  • Ghadames: aman
  • Kabyle: aman
  • Nefusa: aman
  • Siwi: aman
  • Sokna: aman
  • Northern Saharan Berber: aman
  • Tarifit: aman
  • Tashelhit: ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman)
  • Tuareg: aman
  • Zenaga: aman

References

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  • Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN