ⴰⵍⵢ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Berber *aləy, from earlier *ăHləy, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕal- (“to rise”). Compare Proto-Semitic *ʕaly- (“to ascend”), Egyptian jꜥr (“to ascend, arise”), Tarifit aři (“to climb, ascend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alj/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [æli̞(j)]

Verb

ⴰⵍⵢ • (aly)

  1. to climb
  2. to go up

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973), Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 31
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