ⵡⵔⵉⵖ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Berber *-ăwriɣ, the qualitative perfect verb of *wăraɣ (“yellow”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *warāḳ- (“green, yellow”). Cognate with Egyptian wꜣḏ, Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-, see there for more. Hardly borrowed from Arabic وَرَق (waraq) for phonological and semantic reasons. See also ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖ (awraɣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wriɣ/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [urɪ̙̞ʁ]

Verb

ⵡⵔⵉⵖ • (wriɣ)

  1. to be yellow (color)

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106
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