ⲁⲙⲁⲛ-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "aman"
Old Nubian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Sometimes compared to Proto-Berber *am-an, but the resemblance is likely a coincidence given the otherwise complete lack of evidence for ancient Berber-Nubian contact.
Noun[edit]
ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-)
- Synonym of ⲁⲥⲥⲉ- (asse-, “water”)
Descendants[edit]
- Nobiin: ámán
References[edit]
- Gerald M. Browne, Old Nubian Grammar (2002), page 25 (ⲁⲙⲁⲛ-)