Where does “ɛam” come from?

ɛam (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic عام, from Arabic عام, from Arabic منفعة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

ɛam (Tarifit): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “ɛam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicعامyear
2Arabicعامyear; a period of twelve lunar months; lunar...
3Arabicمنفعةbenefit, utility, usefulness
4Arabicنفعto profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;...
5Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
6Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic نفع →