ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ
tamurt
Plural: timuraⵜⵉⵎⵓⵔⴰ
noun·feminine·Tachelhit·/tamurt/·common
naturesociety
Definitions
EN
country, homeland, region, nation
FR
pays, patrie, région, nation
AR
بلد، وطن
ES
país, patria, región
Etymology
Origin:berber common
Emphasizes political/cultural territory more than physical land (cf. akal).
Morphology
Root:m-r-tⵎ-ⵔ-ⵜ
Examples
ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵉⵏⵓtamurt-inu
en“my country, my homeland”
fr“mon pays, ma patrie”
— oral
Usage Notes
Meaning
While akal refers to physical land/soil, tamurt emphasizes the cultural and political sense of homeland or country.