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Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Udmurt, Russian удму́рт (udmúrt) and Udmurt удмурт (udmurt).
Symbol
udm
See also
Tashelhit
Alternative forms
- tudmt
Etymology
Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اودم (udem, “face”), from Proto-Berber *u-dəm (“face”).
Cognate with Tarifit udem (“face”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⵓⴷⵎ (udm, “face”), Tuareg udəm, idǝm (“face”), Tetserret edəm (“face”), Siwi admi (“face”), and Zenaga əḏəm (“face”).
Pronunciation
Noun
udm m (plural udmawn, Tifinagh spelling ⵓⴷⵎ, Arabic spelling اودم)
- face
- ييويد ودم نّس ماد يسّنتل وول نّس.
- yiwi d udm nns mad issntl wul nns
- the face reveals what the heart hides.
- person, character
- اودم ن لخير. ― udm n lxir ― good person, wealthy person.
- اودماون مقّورنين. ― udmawn mqqurnin. ― notables.
- facade
- اودم ن تڭمّي. ― udm n tgmmi. ― the facade of the house
- surface
- ف وودم ن وامان. ― f wudm n waman. ― on the surface of water.
- اودم ن توريقت. ― udm n turiqt. ― the surface of a page.
- direction, side
- اودم انّ ن تڭمّي. ― udm ann n tgmmi. ― on the other side of the house
- سنالغ ودم س تمدينت. ― snalɣ udm s tmdint. ― I headed towards the city.
- prestige, esteem, admiration, respect, dignity, love
- اور سول دارس يلّي وودم. ― he has lost his dignity ― ur sul dars illi wudm.
- ايلّا دارس ودم. ― illa dars udm. ― he's respected.
- ف وودم ن ربّي. ― f wudm n rbbi. ― for the love of god.
Inflection
Derived terms
- ixss n wudm (“chin”)
- ssudm (“to kiss the face”)
- ssudn (“to kiss”)
- udm imɛcar (“mask”)
- udm n yigr (“battlefield”)
See also
References
- Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 2853a
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