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)
Declension
| 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
- argaz — Western Tarifit
- āyaz — Central 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)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | aryaz | iryazen |
| construct state | weryaz | yiryazen |
See also
- awessar (“elderly man”)