ammas

== English == === Noun === ammas plural of amma === Anagrams === Am. Sam., Masam, ma mas, ma'ams, mamas == Tarifit == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Berber *ammas. === Pronunciation === (Nador) IPA(key): [ɛm.mɛs] Syllabification: am‧mas Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === ammas m (plural ammasen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ) middle, center Synonym: řwesṭ patio (inner courtyard) Synonym: řemraḥ ==== Inflection ==== === References === Serhoual (2002) Abarrou (2024) == 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. ― ɣ wammas n yilel. ― in the middle of the sea. ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Preposition ==== ammas (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس) from in, inside === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Ghadames ụ̄mmas (“rubbing”). ==== Noun ==== ammas m (plural ammasn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آمّاس) verbal noun of ams: 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, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 284-285