iger

iger

See also: ígér

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

  • iyer (Hmed)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros
Proto-Italic *agros
Latin agerbor.
Proto-Afroasiatic
Proto-Berber *a-agăr
Proto-Berber *e-găr
Senhaja de Srair iger

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *e-găr. The most likely ultimate source is Latin ager, though inheritance from Proto-Afroasiatic cannot be ruled out. Compare Akkadian ugārum (arable land, meadow), Ugaritic 𐎜𐎂𐎗 (ủgr, “field, soil”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iɡər/

    Noun

    iger m (plural igran, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴳⴻⵔ) (Hmed, Ketama, Taghzut)

    1. field
      Synonyms: amerjaɛ (Bunsar, Seddat, Zerqet), taḥuwiṭ (Bunsar, Zerqet), tarqiɛet (Ketama, Taghzut), leɛraṣi (Bunsar, Zerqet), tafrast (Bunsar, Zerqet), feddan (Seddat)

    See also

    • afras (“large field”)
    • (Bunsar, Taghzut) lḥawed (“large field”)

    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
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