argaz
Kabyle
Etymology
Compare Tashelhit ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ (argaz), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ (argaz) and Tarifit aryaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
argaz m (construct state wergaz, plural irgazen, plural construct state yergazen)
Senhaja De Srair
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arɡaz/
Noun
argaz f (plural irgazen, feminine equivalent targazt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ)
- Western Senhaja De Srair form of aryaz
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | argaz | irgazen |
| construct state | urgaz | yirgazen |
References
- Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary[1], retrieved 2025
- Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties : phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)[2], Paris, France: HAL
Tarifit
Noun
argaz m (plural irgazen, feminine equivalent targazt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ)
- alternative form of aryaz
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | argaz | irgazen |
| construct state | wergaz | yirgazen |
Tashelhit
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-răgaz (“man, individual”), derived from Proto-Berber *r-g-z (“to walk”); The original meaning would thus have been "walker". Compare the etymology of Arabic رَجُل (rajul, “man”).
Cognate with Senhaja De Srair aryaz (“man”), Awjila aregaz (“individual”) and Zenaga aregež (“man”), Tayert argëz (“to march”),Tuareg regeh (“to march”), and Ghat erǧez (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arɡaz/
Noun
argaz m (plural irgazn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ, Arabic spelling آرڭاز)
- man (adult male human)
- Synonym: arjli
- لّان يرڭازن غ تڭمّي. ― llan irgazn ġ tgmmi. ― the men are in the house.
- husband
- آرڭاز ينو آيا. ― argaz inu aya. ― this is my husband.
- adult
- تڭيت ارڭاز غيلا آ يوي نو. ― tgit argaz ġila a iwi-nu ― you're an adult now, son.
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | argaz | irgazn |
| construct state | urgaz | irgazn |
Derived terms
- argaz n dar uḍar (“messenger”)
- irgazn n id matsn (“stepfathers”)
- tirrugza (“virility, manhood”)
See also
References
- Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 382b
- Maarten Kossmann (1999), Essai sur la phonologie du proto-berbère (Grammatical analyses of african languages; 12) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Rüdiger Köppe, →ISBN, page 161
- Marijn van Putten (2019), “Introducción al estudio diacrónico del bereber”, in José Juan Batista Rodríguez, editor, Estudios sobre toponimia canaria prehispánica (in Spanish), Academia Canaria De La Lengua, →ISBN, page 300