ss-

• s-

From Proto-Berber *ss- (“causative prefix”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *s- (“causative prefix”). Cognate with Kabyle ss- (see ssired).

ss-

1. causative prefix, creating active transitive verbs from either already transitive verbs, nouns, or intransitive verbs

   From a transitive verb: ‎ss- + ‎ggenfa (“to be cured”) → ‎sgenfa (“to heal”)

   From a noun: ‎ss- + ‎awař (“speech”) → ‎ssiweř (“to talk”)

   From an intransitive verb: ‎ss- + ‎cc (“to eat”) → ‎ssecc (“to feed”)