aferruj

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فروج (farrūj, “rooster”), from Arabic فَرُّوج (farrūj, “chick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afərˤːuʒ/

Noun

aferruj m (plural iferrujen, feminine equivalent taferrujt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ)

  1. (Seddat, Zerqet) rooster
    Synonyms: ayaziḍ, amudden (Hmed, Taghzut), aɛettuq (Ketama), afellus (Ketama)
    Ca nečč aferruj i leɛca. ― We will eat a rooster for dinner.
  2. (Bunsar) chick, young chicken
    Synonyms: asiksiw (Hmed, Taghzut), afellus (Seddat, Zerqet), afallat (Zerqet), abeǧǧiw (Ketama)

Declension

Inflection of aferruj
singular plural
free state aferruj iferrujen
annexed state uferruj iferrujen

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
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