swingm

swingm

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • swangm

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. By surface analysis, s- (“causative prefix”) +‎ tawngimt (“concern, worry”). Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber swangem (“to think”) (Figuig) and Ghadames snǝsǧǝm (“to think”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swinɡm/

Verb

swingm (intensive aorist swingim, verbal noun aswingm, Tifinagh spelling ⵙⵡⵉⵏⴳⵎ, Arabic spelling سوينڭم) (causative)

  1. to think
    Synonyms: azn, umml, smkti, fkkr
    سوينڭم ف ما يتّجرون س يمژلاض.
    swingm f ma ittjrun s imẓlaḍ.
    think about what happens to the poor.
  2. to imagine

Derived terms

  • amswingm (“thinker”)
  • aswingm (“thinking”)

See also

  • afgan (“human”)
  • afulls (“intelligence”)
  • kti (“to remember”)
  • lɛaql (“brain”)
  • warg (“to dream”)

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 2118a
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