abyas

Kapampangan

Noun

abyas

1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of abias

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• abiys

Etymology

From earlier abgas, from Proto-Berber [Term?]. The root has been reconstructed to *bgs. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Kabyle abagus (“belt”), Tachawit abgas (“belt”), Central Atlas Tamazight abkkas (“belt”), Northern Saharan Berber abecci (“belt”), Tuareg ajbes (“to gird, tie one's belt”).

Noun

abyas m (plural ibuyas, diminutive tabyast, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴱⵢⴰⵙ)

1. belt

Declension

Inflection of abyas

	singular	plural
free state	abyas	ibuyas
annexed state	webyas	—