ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Alternative forms

• ⴰⵔⵢⴰⵣ (aryaz)

Etymology

From Proto-Berber. Cognate with Tarifit aryaz, Tashelhit ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ (argaz), Kabyle argaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arɡaz/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [æ̝rʝæ̝z]

Noun

ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ • (argaz) m (plural ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ)

1. man (adult male human)
2. husband

Antonyms

• ⵜⴰⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜⵜ (tamṭṭutt)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, pages 103, 104

Tashelhit

Noun

ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ (argaz) m (construct state ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ (urgaz), plural ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ (irgazn))

1. man (adult male human)
2. husband

Antonyms

• ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ (tamɣart)