adrar n drn

Tashelhit

Etymology

From adrar (mountain) +‎ n (of) +‎ drn (Dern).

Possibly related to Derna, and Ancient Libyan Δύρεν (Dúren, "the Atlas mountains").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adrar n drn/

Noun

adrar n drn m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⴷⵔⵏ, Arabic spelling آدرار ن درن)

  1. High Atlas
    آدرار ن درن ي تمّارا لخير ي الجّنانات
    adrar n drn i tmmara lxir i jjnanat
    The High Atlas toils the land, yet reaps its fruits.
    آ ادرار ن درن! آر تاتّيْت ايلّيغ ترميت؛ ايكّاك د ويرژّان افلّا، يادّر اوْن س واكال
    a adrar n drn! ar tattyt aylliɣ trmit; ikka k d wirẓẓan aflla, yaddr awn s wakal
    Oh great Atlas! You may rise to the point of being weary, but Ouierezzan surpasses you and brings you down to earth.

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, →DOI, →ISBN, page 717a
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