ɣir

Senhaja de Srair

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁir/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic غار (ḡār), from Arabic غَارَ (ḡāra).

Verb

ɣir (verbal noun lɣira, Tifinagh spelling ⵖⵉⵔ)

  1. (intransitive) to be jealous
  • (verbal noun) lɣira (“jealousy”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic غير (ḡīr), from Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr).

Alternative forms

  • ɣa (Western Senhaja de Srair)
  • ɣi (Seddat)

Adverb

ɣir (Tifinagh spelling ⵖⵉⵔ)

  1. only, just
    Ittet waḥdes ɣir uccen. ― Only the jackal eats alone.
    Netta itqabal ɣir lekdub. ― He's just telling lies.
  2. as soon as
    Ɣir ma tafed ɣur-i leflus. ― As soon as I have the money.
  • men ɣir (“except, without”)

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

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic غير (ḡīr).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ɣir (Tifinagh spelling ⵖⵉⵔ)

  1. only
    Synonym: waha
    Ǧa ɣar-sen ɣir malṭa. ― They only had a blanket.
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