ajddig

Tashelhit

يات تجدّيڭت يفلولان

Alternative forms

  • ajjig, ajdig, ayjjig

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit [script needed] (ažežžig, “flower”), from Proto-Berber [Term?] (“flower”).

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵢⵊⵊⵉⴳ (ayjjig, “flower”), Kabyle ajeǧǧig (“flower”), Tachawit aǧeǧǧig (“flower”), Tawellemmet tăžigé, tëžigé (“flower”), Tayert tëžigé (“flower”), Ghat taziǧi (“flower”), Zenaga äyyigi (“flower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʒdːiɡ/

Noun

ajddig m (plural ijddign, feminine equivalent tajddigt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵊⴷⴷⵉⴳ, Arabic spelling آجدّيڭ)

  1. flower
    صباح الخير، آ اجدّيڭ ومليل.
    Ṣbaḥ lxir a yajddig umlil
    Good morning, you white flower.

Inflection

Inflection of ajddig
singular plural
free state ajddig ijddign
annexed state ujddig ijddign

Derived terms

  • ajddig n tafukt (“sunflower”)
  • ajddig n udfl (“snowflake”)
  • bu ujddig (“animal with a spot on its forehead”)

See also

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 199b
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