algamu

== Tashelhit == === Alternative forms === algammu, alɣam, algam === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Berber. Ultimately from Latin ligāmen (“band, tie”), either directly or via Arabic لِجَام (lijām, “bridle bit”). Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵍⴳⴰⵎⵓ (algamu, “bridle”), Tarifit ařyam, ařgam (“bridle”), Kabyle algam (“bridle”), Northern Saharan Berber algam (“bridle”), Tayert and Tawellemmet alăgom (“rein attached to a bit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alɡamu/ === Noun === algamu m (plural ilguma, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵍⴳⴰⵎⵓ, Arabic spelling آلڭامو) bridle, rein ڭ الڭامو ي وايّيس ― g algamu i wayyis ― bridle the horse ring or loop of a rabab ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 232a