aryaz

Senhaja De Srair

Alternative forms

  • argaz (Western Senhaja De Srair)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-răgaz (man, individual).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arjaz/

Noun

aryaz f (plural iryazen, feminine equivalent taryazt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⵢⴰⵣ)

  1. man
    Antonym: tamɣart
    Ɛumar iwɣul d aryaz.Omar became a man.
  2. husband
    Antonym: tamɣart

Declension

Inflection of aryaz
singular plural
free state aryaz iryazen
construct state uryaz yiryazen

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

Alternative forms

  • argazWestern Tarifit
  • āyazCentral Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-răgaz (man, individual).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ (argaz, man), Tashelhit argaz (man), Awjila aregaz (individual) and Zenaga aregež (man), Tayert argëz (to march),Tuareg regeh (to march), and Ghat erǧez (to walk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ærjæz/

Noun

aryaz m (plural iryazen, feminine equivalent taryazt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⵢⴰⵣ)

  1. man
    Antonyms: tamɣart, tameṭṭut
  2. husband
    Antonyms: tamɣart, tameṭṭut

Declension

Inflection of aryaz
singular plural
free state aryaz iryazen
construct state weryaz yiryazen

See also