abkkaḍu

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • abkkaḍ, abkkiḍ

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit آبكّاضو (abkkaḍu, “sin”), from Latin peccātum (“sin”), via African Romance.

Compare Tuareg abăkkaḍ (“sin”), Zenaga äväkkaḍi (“sin”), Ghadames abkkaḍu (“sin”), and Nefusa abkkaḍu (“sin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abkːadˤu/

Noun

abkkaḍu m (plural ibkkaḍan, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵓ, Arabic spelling آبكّاضو)

  1. sin
    Synonyms: ddnb, ssayyi'a
    اينڭاژن ن تاروا آس ينّا الشّرع ن الباري تعالى دا سّيريدن يبكّاضان يغ حلّان.
    ingaẓn n tarwa a s inna ššrɛ n lbari tɛala da ssiridn ibkkaḍan iġ ḥllan.
    according to the law of God, the pains of lawful childbirth wash away sins.

Derived terms

  • war ibkkaḍn (“a newborn”)

See also

  • abukḍ (“blindness”)
  • arwas (“hell”)
  • ddin (“religion”)

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 40a
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