arrif

arrif

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • Arrif
  • rrif, Rrif

Etymology

Etymology tree
Egyptian r(ꜣ)
Egyptian pr
Egyptian r(ꜣ)-prbor.
Arabic رِيف (rīf)
Moroccan Arabic ريف (rīf)
Moroccan Arabic الريف (ar-rīf)bor.
Tarifit arrif

    Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic الريف (ar-rīf), from ريف (rīf, “mountainside, hills along a coast or river”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Nador) IPA(key): [aːrɪˑf]

    Proper noun

    arrif m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⵔⵉⴼ)

    1. Rif (a mountainous region in northern Morocco)
    • arifi (“Riffian person”)
      • tarifect (“Riffian woman, Riffian language”)

    References

    • Serhoual (2002)
    • Abarrou (2024)
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