gmi

English

Phrase

gmi

  1. Alternative letter-case form of GMI.

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • gʷmi, gmmi
  • ڭميArabo-Berber Spelling

Etymology

Cognate with Tuareg ăgmek (to start reading), and Zenaga iegmekih (to spell letters).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡmi/

Verb

gmi (intensive aorist gmmi, verbal noun agmmay, Tifinagh spelling ⴳⵎⵉ, Arabic spelling ڭمي)

  1. to spell
  2. to read with difficulty
    afrux ad ar sul igmmi.this boy still read with difficulty.

Derived terms

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 884a
  • Kossmann, M. G. (1999). Essai sur la phonologie du proto-berbère. Germany: Köppe, page 188