afellus

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber, from Latin pullus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afəlːus/

Noun

afellus m (plural ifellusen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴻⵍⵍⵓⵙ)

  1. (Seddat, Zerqet) chick, young chicken
    Synonyms: asiksiw (Hmed, Taghzut), afallat (Zerqet), aferruj (Bunsar), abeǧǧiw (Ketama)
  2. (Ketama) rooster
    Synonyms: ayaziḍ, aferruj (Seddat, Zerqet), amudden (Hmed, Taghzut), aɛettuq (Ketama)

Declension

Inflection of afellus
singular plural
free state afellus ifellusen
annexed state ufellus ifellusen
  • (Hmed, Ketama) tafullust (chicken, hen)

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