ayaḍus

Tashelhit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cattus.

Compare Tunisian Berber yaṭṭus, Ghadames akaṭṭus, Siwi yaṭṭus and Nefusa aqaṭṭus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ajadˤus/

Noun

ayaḍus m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵢⴰⴹⵓⵙ, Arabic spelling آياضوس)

  1. (Medieval Tashelhit) cat
    Synonym: amucc

See also

  • amucc (“cat”)
  • aġrda (“rat”)

References

  • Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 69
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