tamziyda

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • tamzida
  • tamzgida — Western Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber, early borrowing of Arabic مسجد (masjid, “mosque”).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ (timzgida, “mosque”), Tashelhit timzgida (“mosque”), Northern Saharan Berber tamezgida (“mosque”), Awjila tmǝzgidá (“mosque”), Tuareg tamăžžida (“mosque”).

Noun

tamziyda f (plural timzidawin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵎⵣⵉⵢⴷⴰ)

  1. mosque
  2. school
    Synonyms: lmedraṣa, ssekwila

Declension

Inflection of tamziyda
singular plural
free state tamziyda timzidawin
construct state tmziyda tmzidawin

References

  • Kossmann, Maarten G. (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67)‎[1], Brill, →ISBN
  • Serhoual, Mohammed (2002), Dictionnaire tarifit-français, Tétouan: Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi
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