amezwaru
Kabyle
| Root |
|---|
| z-w-r |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber.
Adjective
amezwaru (feminine tamezwarut, masculine plural imezwura)
- first
- Synonym: amenzu
Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| free state | amezwaru | imezwura | tamezwarut | timezwura |
References
- Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal[1], retrieved 2025
- Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France
Tachawit
Adjective
amezwaru
Tarifit
Alternative forms
- amezwar
- amezgaru — Western Tarifit
Etymology
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Adjective
amezwaru (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴻⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ)
- first
- awar amezwaru ― first word.
Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| free state | amezwaru | imezwura | tamzwarut | timezwura |
Noun
amezwaru m (feminine equivalent tamzwarut, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴻⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ)
- first
- beginning
- deg umezwaru ― in the beginning
- predecessor
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | amezwaru | imezwura |
| annexed state | umezwaru | yimezwura |
Related terms
- izwar (“to precede”)