iřem

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *élăm (“skin”)[1], from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Egyptian jnm.

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵍⵎ (ilm, “skin”), Tashelhit ilm (“skin”), Siwi iləm (“skin”), Northern Saharan Berber ilem (“skin”) (Figuig), Zenaga iyəm (“skin”).

Noun

iřem m (plural iřmawen, diminutive tiřent, feminine equivalent tiřmect, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵔⴻⵎ)

  1. leather
  2. skin
  3. hide

Declension

Inflection of iřem
singular plural
free state iřem iřmawen
construct state yiřem yiřmawen

References

  1. ^ Marijn van Putten (2011), Nouns of the CVC and CC type in Berber (Thesis), The Netherlands: Leiden University, page 43
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