fiɣar

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-faɣăr or *a-faʔɣăr.

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⴼⵉⵖⵔ (ifiɣr, “snake”), Tashelhit ifiɣr (“snake”), Senhaja De Srair ifiɣer (“snake”), Northern Saharan Berber fiɣer (“snake”).

Noun

fiɣar m (plural ifiɣran, feminine equivalent tfiɣra, Tifinagh spelling ⴼⵉⵖⴰⵔ)

  1. snake
    Synonyms: ařefsiw, azřem
    Izeɛf-ayi ufiɣar. ― The snake bit me.
  2. viper
    Synonyms: tařefsa, ařefsiw, aqettar

References

  • Serhoual, Mohammed (2002), Dictionnaire tarifit-français, Tétouan: Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi
  • Putten, Marijn van (2018), “Proto-Berber mid vowel harmony”, in Nordic journal of African studies‎[1], Uppsala: Nordic Africa Research Network, →ISSN
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