tadawt

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Medieval Tashelhit تاداوت (tadawt, “backbone, loin”), from دّو (ddu, “below”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tadawt/

Noun

tadawt f (construct state tadawt, plural tadawin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⴷⴰⵡⵜ, Arabic spelling تاداوت)

  1. back
    Synonym: akrum
    ifka yas s tadawt.
    he refuses to see him (lit. he gave him his back)
  2. lower back
  3. (Aštuken) anus

Inflection

Inflection of tadawt
singular plural
free state tadawt tadawin
construct state tadawt tadawin

Derived terms

  • iẓḍi n tadawt (“spine”)
  • tadawt n udrar (“slope”)

See also

  • afgan (“human”)
  • ixss (“bone”)
  • tiɣssa (“body”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2343a
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