aḥenjir

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • aḥenjia — Central Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خنزير (ḵanzīr, “pig”). Substitutive borrowing to avoid terms of endearment for children due to the belief they may be harmed by spirits.

Noun

aḥenjir m (plural iḥenjiren, feminine equivalent taḥenjirt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵃⴻⵏⵊⵉⵔ)

  1. boy, child
    Synonyms: aniybu, afrux, aḥḥram, aḥarmuc, arba

Declension

Inflection of aḥenjir
singular plural
free state aḥenjir iḥenjiren
construct state uḥenjir yiḥenjiren

References

  • Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 92
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