appiyuc

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Borrowed from French pioche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apːijuʃ/

Noun

appiyuc m (plural ippiyucen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵒⵒⵉⵢⵓⵛ) (Seddat, Zerqet)

  1. fork hoe
    Synonyms: lɣanču, akruci (Bunsar, Hmed, Ketama, Zerqet), ayelzim (Ketama)
  2. pickaxe
    Synonyms: lpiku, tayelzimt (Eastern Senhaja de Srair), tiɛdect (Bunsar, Zerqet), ayelzim (Seddat)

Declension

Inflection of appiyuc
singular plural
free state appiyuc ippiyucen
annexed state uppiyuc ippiyucen

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