aɣyuř

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
Proto-Italic *ekwos
Latin equus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin -uleus
Latin equuleusbor.?
Proto-Berber *a-ɣăyul
Tarifit aɣyuř

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-ɣăyul (“donkey”), possibly borrowed from Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).

    Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵖⵢⵓⵍ (aɣyul, “donkey”), Tashelhit aɣyul (“donkey”), Kabyle aɣyul (“donkey”), Tachawit aɣyul (“donkey”), Northern Saharan Berber aɣyul (“donkey”).

    Noun

    aɣyuř m (plural iɣyař, feminine equivalent taɣyuřt or taɣyutc, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵖⵢⵓⵔ)

    1. donkey
    2. fool, idiot

    Declension

    Inflection of aɣyuř
    singular plural
    free state aɣyuř iɣyař
    annexed state uɣyuř yiɣyař
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