amcum

Tarifit

Etymology

Possibly from am- (“instrumental prefix”) +‎ cemm (“to smell”), literally “stinker”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ɛm.ʃʊm]
• Syllabification: am‧cum
• Rhymes: -ʊm

Noun

amcum m (plural imcumen, feminine equivalent tamcunt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵛⵓⵎ)

1. rascal, scamp
2. evildoer, fiend
3. (ironic) lucky devil

Inflection

Inflection of amcum

	singular	plural
free state	amcum	imcumen
annexed state	wemcum	yemcumen

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)