ssen

Tarifit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *isin (“to know”)

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵙⵉⵏ (isin, “to know”), Kabyle issin (“to know”), Northern Saharan Berber ssen (“to know”) (Figuig), Zenaga ässən (“to know”).

Verb

ssen (Tifinagh spelling ⵙⵙⴻⵏ)

  1. (intransitive) to know, to recognize, to be aware
  2. (intransitive) to understand, to master (a technique, knowledge, a science)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • Verbal noun: tusna (“knowledge; experience; civilization”)
  • Reciprocal: mrussun (“to know each other”)
  • Passive: twassen (“to be known; to be renowned”)
  • msussen (“to get to know each other; to get acquainted”)
  • amrussen (“acquaintance; familiarization”)
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