ibba

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ʔab(b)-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-.

Compare Tuareg abba (father).

Noun

ibba m (plural id ibba, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴱⴱⴰ, Arabic spelling ايبّا)

  1. father
    mani s ifta ibbatnġ?
    where our father go?
    sakan d ibbatsn dar uḍbib
    they took their father to the doctor.

Derived terms

  • innas n ibba (paternal grandmother)
  • innas n imma (maternal grandmother)

See also

  • inna (mother)
  • tawja (family)
  • tigmmi (house)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1128b