azref

azref

Ghomara

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Berber
Ghomara azref

    Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Tashelhit azrf.

    Pronunciation

    • (Iɛraben) IPA(key): [ɛzɾəf]

    Noun

    azref m (plural izerfawen, feminine equivalent tazreft)

    1. road
      Synonym: abrir
    2. path

    Declension

    Inflection of azref
    singular plural
    free state azref izerfawen
    annexed state uzref izerfawen

    References

    • Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)‎[1], Leiden

    Kabyle

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Berber
    Tashelhit azrflbor.
    French droitsl.
    Kabyle azref

      Learned borrowing from Tashelhit azrf (“customary law”). Semantic loan of French droit (“right, law”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /azrəf/

      Noun

      azref m

      1. (neologism) right (entitlement)
        Synonym: lḥeqq

      Descendants

      • → Moroccan Amazigh: ⴰⵣⵔⴼ (azrf, “right”)

      References

      • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[2], retrieved 2025
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