amudden

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

• amuden (Taghzut)
• lmudden (Hmed)

Etymology

From am- (“instrumental prefix”) +‎ Moroccan Arabic ودن (waddan, “to call to prayer”), so named by analogy with the rooster’s call in the morning, likened to the adhan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amudːən/

Noun

amudden m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵓⴷⴷⴻⵏ) (Hmed, Taghzut)

1. rooster

   Synonyms: ayaziḍ, aferruj (Seddat, Zerqet), aɛettuq (Ketama), afellus (Ketama)

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎, retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎, Paris, France: HAL