abezzik

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Probably inherited from Proto-Berber. Compare Tashelhit imzik (kid (young goat)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abəzːik/

Noun

abezzik m (feminine equivalent abezzikt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴱⴻⵣⵣⵉⴽ) (Ketama)

  1. kid (young goat), lamb
    Synonyms: iɣejḍ, amhar (Ketama, Seddat), abxix (Ketama), akbac (Ketama), izimmer (Zerqet), imẓi (Hmed)

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