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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]*am-an m pl (construct form *w-am-an)
- (plural only) water
Descendants
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN