aḍu
Senhaja de Srair
| Root |
|---|
| ḍ |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adˤu/
Noun
aḍu m (usually uncountable, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴹⵓ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | aḍu | — |
| annexed state | waḍu | — |
Related terms
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
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Noun
aḍu m (plural iḥiḍwen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴹⵓ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | aḍu | iḥiḍwen |
| annexed state | waḍu | yiḥiḍwen |
Tashelhit
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Berber.
Cognate with Tetserret aḍi (“wind”), Nefusa aṭû (“wind”), Senhaja de Srair, Tarifit, Kabyle, Tachawit, Ghadames, and Tuareg aḍu (“wind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adˤu/
Noun
aḍu m (plural aḍutn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴹⵓ, Arabic spelling آضو)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | aḍu | aḍutn |
| annexed state | waḍu | waḍutn |
Derived terms
- aḍu ijjan (“parfum”)
- aḍu ij̣j̣an (“bad odour”)
- war aḍu (“odourless”)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Berber *aḍǝβ (“to fold”)
Cognate with Ghadames odēβ (“to fold”), Tawellemmet and Tamahaq aḍu (“to fold”), Northern Saharan Berber aḍi (“to pack up, to roll, to fold”).
Verb
aḍu (intensive aorist ttaḍu, preterite uḍi or uḍa, verbal noun aḍḍaw, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴹⵓ, Arabic spelling آضو)
- to turn back
- اوكان ياضو جبريل تيغُردين. ― ukan yaḍu jibril tiġʷrdin. ― Then Gabriel turned back.
- to return
- يوضاد غ تمازيرت. ― yuḍa d ġ tmazirt ― he has returned from the country.
- to be refused, to be pushed back
- اورا د يتّاضو الدُّعاء. ― ur a d ittaḍu dduʕa ― The prayer (addressed to God) is not rejected.
Derived terms
- nnuḍu (“to be folded”)
- ssaḍu (“to return, to turn in another direction”)
See also
References
- Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 85b
Tuareg
Etymology
Cognate with Tetserret aḍi (“wind, odour”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴹⵓ (aḍu, “wind”), Kabyle, Tarifit, Tachawit, and Tashelhit aḍu
Noun
aḍu m