afarnu

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber, from Latin furnus (oven). Cognate with Nefusa ufernû (oven).

Noun

afarnu m (plural ifurna, diminutive tafarnut, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵏⵓ, Arabic spelling آفارنو)

  1. oven
    ايمي نّس اد تكّا لعفييت ي وفارنو
    imi nns a ttkka lɛfiyt i ufarnu
    it is from the mouth of the oven that the fire comes out.

See also

  • aɣrum (bread)
  • nw (to cook)
  • qqd (to heat)
  • tinwi (cooking)

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 91a