igr

igr

See also: i. Gr. and -igr

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit ايكر (iger, “field”), from Proto-Berber *e-găr (“field”). Widely considered to be borrowed from Latin ager (“field”), though inheritance from Proto-Afroasiatic cannot be ruled out. Compare Akkadian ugārum (arable land, meadow), Ugaritic 𐎜𐎂𐎗 (ủgr, “field, soil”) and Proto-Chadic *gVr- (“field, agriculture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡr/

Noun

igr m (plural igran, feminine equivalent tigrt, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴳⵔ, Arabic spelling ايڭر)

  1. field
    Synonyms: ifarḍ, taɣult, anammr
    سموتّي يوّوتا ن ييڭران. ― smutti iwwuta n yigran. ― move the fields boundaries.

Inflection

Inflection of igr
singular plural
free state igr igran
annexed state yigr, igr yigran, igran

Derived terms

  • bu igran (“hare”)
  • igr n zzit (“olive grove”)
  • igran n lbur (“non-irrigable fields”)
  • igran n waman (“irrigable fields”)

See also

  • akal (“earth, soil”)
  • amazir (“manure”)
  • amḍllu (“topsoil, loam”)
  • targa (“irrigation ditch”)
  • tayuga (“plough”)
  • urti (“garden”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1060b
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