Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/am-an

This Proto-Berber entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Berber

Etymology

From earlier *amay-ăn, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ- (“water”). Within Pan-Berber, compare Guanche aemon, ahemon. Sometimes compared to Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-), but the resemblance is likely a coincidence given the otherwise complete lack of evidence for ancient Berber-Nubian contact.

Noun

*am-an m pl (construct form *w-am-an)

  1. (plural only) water

Descendants

  • North:
    • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman)
    • Tashelhit: aman
    • Kabyle: aman
    • Northern Saharan Berber: aman
    • Tarifit: aman
  • East:
  • Tuareg:
  • West:

References

  • Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN
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