umlil

Tashelhit

Etymology

Derived from imlul (“to be white”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /umlil/

Noun

umlil m (plural umliln, feminine equivalent tumlilt, Tifinagh spelling ⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍ, Arabic spelling اومليل)

  1. white
    bismillah! umlil!, bismillah! a ig lfal umlil.
    in the name of God! white!, in the name of God! May the omen be white (i.e., auspicious; these formulas are used when beginning any important task.
  2. (antithesis) tar

See also

  • asggan (“black”)
  • azgzaw (“green”)
  • imlul (“to be white”)
  • llun (“color”)

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 2872a
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