ammas

== English == === Noun === ammas plural of amma === Anagrams === Am. Sam., Masam, ma mas, ma'ams, mamas == Tarifit == === Noun === ammas m (plural ammasen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ) middle, center Synonym: řweṣt courtyard Synonym: řemraḥ == Tashelhit == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amːas/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Berber *ammas (“middle, center”). Cognate with Senhaja de Srair, Tunisian Berber, Ghadames, and Sokna ammas (“middle, center”), Tarifit ammas (“middle, center, courtyard”), Ghomara ammas (“waist”), Tuareg ámmas (“middle, center, inside”), and Awjila tammàst (“in the middle”). ==== Noun ==== ammas m (plural ammasn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس) middle, center, interior غ وامّاس ن ييلل. ― ġ wammas n yilel. ― in the middle of the sea. ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Preposition ==== ammas (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس) from, to be coming from in, inside === Etymology 2 === The verbal noun of ams (“to rub, to mix”). Cognate with Ghadames ụ̄mmas, the verbal noun of ụ̄mǝs (“to rub, to scratch, to roll couscous”). ==== Noun ==== ammas m (plural ammasn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس) rubbing, rub a feed mash made from argan press cake and finely chopped straw ===== Inflection ===== === 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, pages 284-285