tamda

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • تامدا — Arabo-Berber Spelling

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tamda/

Noun

tamda f (construct state tmda, plural timdwin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵎⴷⴰ, Arabic spelling تامدا)

  1. lake
    tamda ġ ilġi afrux lli ayad. ― this is the lake where that boy drowned.
  2. lagoon
    irur i tmda, ikšm i yill. ― he fled the lagoon, he found himself at the sea.
  3. hollow

Inflection

Inflection of tamda
singular plural
free state tamda timdwin
construct state tmda tmdiwin

Derived terms

  • tamda n lbḥṛ (“lagoon”)
  • tamda n yilel (“the open sea”)

See also

  • aman (“water”)
  • asif (“river”)
  • ilel (“sea”)

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 2465b
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