Berber etymology : Query result

Proto-Berber: *Haw

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sheep'

Canarian: Gomera aó

Proto-Berber: *Hawas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'come'

Ghadames: as id

Nefusa: as ǝd

Sokna: yus ǝd

Siwa: us ǝd

Ghat: as d

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): as d

Tawllemmet: as d

Taneslemt: os ǝd

Zenaga: š ǝd

Mzab: as d

Wargla: as d

Shenwa: as

Shawiya: as

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): as d

Old Libyan: ENum ysʔ

Proto-Berber: *Hawr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'come' 1, 'go' 2

Izayan: awl_ 1

Rif: Tems ar ad_

Shenwa: wur 2

Proto-Berber: *Hawr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'a year-old camel'

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): awra, pl. iwerân 'chameau dans sa 1ère année F III 1522

Proto-Berber: *Hawr-an/*Harw-an

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'farine'

Ghadames: ab_er-n

Siwa: ar-en

Audjila: (a)b_ru-n

Izayan: ar-n

Mzab: EA wir-en

Shawiya: ar-en

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): awr-en

Canarian: Ten. a-hor-en 'farine d'orge rôti' Wölfel, 516

Notes: Kossm., 92. b_ in Ghdms. and Audj. vs. w/0 in NBrb. may reflect a laryngeal in the vicinity of *w

Proto-Berber: *Haww-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cow'

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): i-wâ-n (pl.) 'boeufs (ou vaches)' non us. dans l'Ah. (F. 445)

Tawllemmet: E. Wlm. i-wa-n (pl.) 'vaches, boeufs' Aloj., 195; hawu, hawwu 'vache' Pr. H, 631 (apud. A.Basset)

Proto-Berber: *HigVr

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'field, arable land'

Ntifa: igǝr 'champ de céréales' (Laoust 1920, 258)

Seghrushen: Mṭmṭ iǯǝr , Mṭmṭ iǯǝr 'champ de céréales' (Laoust 1920, 258)

Shawiya: iḡr, iyǝr 'terrain cultivé' (Laoust 1920, 258)

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): iǯǝr 'champ labouré et ensemencé de céréales (orge, blé)' (Dallet 1982, 270)

Notes: hardly from Lat. ager

Proto-Berber: *(H)iḳirdam

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'scorpion'

Ghadames: cf. tašarḍemt

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): éɣîrdem, pl. iɣôrdâm

Semlal: iɣirdem, pl. iɣardmiun

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): Mngl iɣirdem

Proto-Berber: *Hilf

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hog, pig'

Semlal: ilǝf

Menasser: īlǝf

Figig: ilǝf

Iznassen: īlǝf

Snus: īlǝf

Shawiya: ilǝf

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): ilef, pl. ilf-an Dall 446

Canarian: Gr. Can. Fv. Lz. ilfe

Notes: Wölf. 492; EDE I 89 (erroneously *ī-lǝf instead of *ilǝf where i- is a "stable" vowel preserved in pl. and, hence, part of the root)

Proto-Berber: *Hilm

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'skin'

Ghadames: īlǝm

Sokna: ilǝm

Siwa: îlǝm

Ghat: ilǝm

Ayr: elăm

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): elǝm

Ntifa: ilǝm

Baamrani: ilǝm

Rif: irm

Iznassen: îlǝm

Snus: ilǝm

Proto-Berber: *(H)innay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'see'

Ghat: ǝni

Ayr: ǝnǝy

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ǝni

Tawllemmet: ǝnǝy

Taneslemt: ǝnh, Adghaq ǝnhi

Izdeg: inni

Izayan: anni

Proto-Berber: *HirVy

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'calf'

Ayr: ehǝri, pl. ihăran 'jeune boeuf de 2 à 3 ans' Aloj. 79

Tawllemmet: ehǝri, pl. ihăran 'jeune boeuf de 2 à 3 ans' Aloj. 79; é/aheri id. Kössman 98

Semlal: chleuh méd. irey 'veau' (cf. ta-hĕrrui-t 'vieille vache maigre' [Dest. 228] (implying 'as small as a calf'?)

Proto-Berber: *(H)isir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'furrow'

Ntifa: Ntifa, Induzal t-isir-it, pl. t-isiry-in, Imesfiwan pl. t-isirâ-tin, Zmr. t_-isir-it, pl. t_-isira 'bande de terre comprise entre deux sillons espacés de 4 à 5 mètres qu'on ensemence d'abord et qu'on laboure ensuite' (MCB 262-3, 298)

Proto-Berber: *Hiss 'grain'

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grain'

Zenaga: issi 'grain' (Basset 1909, 124)

Notes: <*Hiss-; Afras. *ŝ yields s in Brb.

Proto-Berber: *(H)issi

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'daughters'

Nefusa: issi

Siwa: t-ǝččiw-in (pl.)

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ǝšš

Mzab: issis

Proto-Berber: *(H)isVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'name'

Ghadames: ism

Ghat: isǝm

Ayr: ism

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): isǝm

Zenaga: ešǝm

Baamrani: isǝm

Izdeg: ism

Izayan: isǝm

Iznassen: ism

Snus: ism

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): isǝm

Proto-Berber: *Hub_ay- (?)

Meaning: 'camel's hump'

Ghat: t-uhi

Ayr: t-uhǝy

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): t-uhǝ

Tawllemmet: t-uhǝy

Semlal: ta-yyu

Notes: Phonetic reconstruction unreliable.

Proto-Berber: *(H)ud/*(H)idaw

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'people, men' (pl.)

Nefusa: y-ud-ân

Senhadja: i-ud-än

Sokna: ud-ân

Ayr: idaw 'to be friends, companions'

Zenaga: eddiya 'family; parents'

Rif: i-ud-än

Sened: ida

Figig: i-du

Iznassen: i-ud_-an

Shawiya: i-wd-an

Notes: Cf. also Nfs i-wd-an, Sha i-wd-an id. continuing *wVd-

Proto-Berber: *(H)udVm

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'face' 1, 'appearance, figure' 2, 'name' 3

Nefusa: udǝm 1

Ghat: udǝm 1

Ayr: udǝn 1

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): udǝm 1

Tawllemmet: udǝm 1, 2

Taneslemt: idǝm 1, 3

Zenaga: edǝm

Semlal: ūdǝm 1, 2

Seghrushen: udǝm 1

Izdeg: udǝm 1, 2

Mzab: udǝm 1

Snus: udǝm 1

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): udǝm 1

Notes: Cf. Adghaq damum 'idol'

Proto-Berber: *Hugg

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'colt, foal'

Ghat: ahuḡ, pl. ihugan id. Nehl., 192

Ayr: ǝwig id. Kössm., 101

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ăhuḡ, pl. ihuḡḡǝn 'poulain' F., 529

Tawllemmet: ǝhug, pl. ihăggăn id. Aloj. 77

Zenaga: oǯǯi 'cheval' RB MS, 94 (acc. to R.B., <Arb. ʕād-)

Semlal: chleuh méd. awwug 'poulain'

Izdeg: Nḍir awž

Izayan: a-wiǯǯ, pl. i-wiǯǯ-an 'poulain' Loub., 581

Notes: cf. Kössm., 207 *aȞug