ⵀⵣⵣⴰ

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Central Atlas Tamazight

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هز (hazz), from Arabic هَزَّ (hazza).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ⵀⵣⵣⴰ (hzza)

  1. to hold up
  2. (of a liquid) to cause to float
    ⵢⵀⵣⵣⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵢⴰⴷ
    yhzza aman ayad
    This floats on water.
    (literally, “Water causes this to float.”)

Usage notes

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There is not word in Central Atlas Tamazight for “to float”. Instead, this is expressed using the said verb, with the liquid as subject.

References

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