ẓer

Kabyle

Root
ẓ-r
1 term

Alternative forms

  • ẓeṛ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Sense 3 is possibly influenced by Algerian Arabic زار (zār, “to visit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zˤər/

Verb

ẓer (verbal noun timeẓriwt or tuẓrin)

  1. to see; to watch
    Synonym: wali
  2. to know (something)
    Synonym: issin
  4. to go see, to visit

References

  • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[1], retrieved 2025
  • Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zˤər/

Verb

ẓer (Tifinagh spelling ⵥⴻⵔ)

  1. (intransitive) to see
    Synonyms: mmaher, xẓer (Bunsar, Seddat, Zerqet)

References

  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎[2], retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[3], Paris, France: HAL
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