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ā’xu
a word from vocabulary
Tarifiyt Berber
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Maarten Kossmann
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Word form
ā’xu
LWT meaning(s)
to untie
to let go
to liberate
to acquit
Word meaning
let go, acquit, untie, liberate
Grammatical info
verb
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Islamic period [6] (700–2007)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Comments
Borrowing based on the Imperfective form of the Moroccan Arabic verb.
Source words
r’xa
'loosen'
Arabic (Moroccan)
raxuwa
'be relaxed'
Classical Arabic
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Widespread Moroccan Arabic bilingualism [6]
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