bitelma
Ghomara
Etymology
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بيت الما (bayt el-mā, bīt el-mā), from Arabic بَيْت المَاءِ (bayt al-māʔi, literally “water room”).
Pronunciation
- (Iɛraben) IPA(key): [bɪθəlmɛ]
Noun
bitelma m (plural bitelmat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | bitelma | bitelmat |
| annexed state | — | — |
Related terms
- lbit (“room”)
- ṭṭas n bitelma (“toilet bowl”)
References
- Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)[1], Leiden