ixss

• iɣs, iɣss

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit ايغسّ (iɣess, “bone”), from Proto-Berber *iɣăsseʔ (“bone”)^[1], ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳas- (“bone”).

Cognates include Tuareg éɣăss (“bone”), Zenaga iʔssi (“bone”), Tarifit iɣes (“bone, skeleton”), Ghadames ɣăss (“bone”), Egyptian qs (“bone”) and Hausa ƙashi (“bone”).

• IPA^(key): /iχsː/

ixss m (plural ixsan, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵅⵙⵙ, Arabic spelling ايخسّ)

1. bone

   mla ittqʷbal ṛbbi dduɛa n yiḍan, s asn d iga anẓar s ixsan.

   If God accepted the dogs' prayer, he would send them a shower of bones.

2. human body (plural only)

   Synonym: tiɣssa

   ṛmin ixsan inu. ― my body is tired.

• 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 1171b