name
Taghat
tah-GHAT
/tɑːˈɣɑːt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
taghat
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tamasheq (Tuareg people, Sahara)
- Meaning
- Camel; a name honouring the camel, which is central to Tuareg nomadic life and survival in the desert
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Taghat, Taghat-n-Mellet
Common mispronunciations
The 'gh' in Tamasheq is a voiced uvular fricative — further back in the throat than English 'g'
Pronunciation tips
'Gh' = a guttural sound from deep in the throat, like gargling gently; stress the second syllable
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