awhar

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably inherited from Proto-Berber. Possibly related to a term originally meaning lion. Compare Tuareg ǎhǎr, Northern Saharan Berber aher (Mzab), Tarifit buharru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awɦarˤ/

Noun

awhar m (plural iwharen or iwehriwen, feminine equivalent tawhart, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵡⵀⴰⵔ)

  1. fox

Declension

Inflection of awhar
singular plural
free state awhar iwharen, iwehriwen
annexed state wawhar iwharen, iwehriwen
  • tazart n wawhar (“terebinth aphid gall”, literally “fig of the fox”)

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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