ssird

ssird

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • ssiad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ss-irăd. By surface analysis, ss- (causative prefix) +‎ irid (to be washed), literally to cause to be washed.

Pronunciation

Verb

ssird (verbal noun asird, Tifinagh spelling ⵙⵙⵉⵔⴷ)

  1. (transitive) to wash
  2. (transitive) to bathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of ssird
aorist perfective negative perfective imperfective negative imperfective
participle yessirden yessirden yessirden yessiriden yessiriden
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
aorist m ssirdeɣ tessirded yessird nessird tessirdem ssirden
f tessird tessirdent ssirdent
perfective m ssirdeɣ tessirded yessird nessird tessirdem ssirden
f tessird tessirdent ssirdent
negative perfective m ssirdeɣ tessirded yessird nessird tessirdem ssirden
f tessird tessirdent ssirdent
imperfective m ssirideɣ tessirided yessirid nessirid tessiridem ssiriden
f tessirid tessirident ssirident
negative imperfective m ssirideɣ tessirided yessirid nessirid tessiridem ssiriden
f tessirid tessirident ssirident
aorist imperative m ssird ssirdem, ssirdet
f ssirdent
imperfective imperative m ssirid ssiridem, ssiridet
f ssirident
  • amsird (washer)
  • irid (to be washed)
  • msird (to wash each other)

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ss-irăd. By surface analysis, ss- (causative prefix) +‎ arud (to be washed), literally to cause to be washed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sːird/

Verb

ssird (intensive aorist ssirid, verbal noun assird or irid, Tifinagh spelling ⵙⵙⵉⵔⴷ, Arabic spelling سّيرد) (causative)

  1. to wash, to rinse
    سّيرد يفاسّن نّك س الصّابون.
    ssird ifassn nnk s ṣṣabun.
    Wash your hands with soap.

Derived terms

  • amssird (washer-man)
  • asggʷrd, (assard) (washhouse, washing mahine)
  • assird (washing)

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 3 m—š (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/3) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1952b