asnus

Tarifit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin asinusbor.
Proto-Berber *asnus
Tarifit asnus

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *asnus, borrowed from Latin asinus (“donkey, ass”).

    Noun

    asnus m (plural isnas, feminine equivalent tasnust, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⵏⵓⵙ)

    1. donkey foal
      Synonym: aḥjud

    Declension

    Inflection of asnus
    singular plural
    free state asnus isnas
    annexed state wesnus yisnas

    Tashelhit

    يان وسنوس

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin asinusbor.
    Proto-Berber *asnus
    Tashelhit asnus

      Inherited from Proto-Berber *asnus, borrowed from Latin asinus (“donkey, ass”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /asnus/

      Noun

      asnus m (plural isnas, feminine equivalent tasnust, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⵏⵓⵙ, Arabic spelling آسنوس)

      1. donkey, ass, donkey foal
        ايسناس ژڭضن. ― isnas ẓgḍn. ― the donkeys are unleashed.

      Inflection

      Inflection of asnus
      singular plural
      free state asnus isnas
      annexed state usnus isnas

      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 442b
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