ayelzim

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ajəlzim/

Noun

ayelzim m (plural iyelzam or ilzam, feminine equivalent tayelzimt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵢⴻⵍⵣⵉⵎ)

  1. (Eastern Senhaja de Srair, Taghzut) triangular hoe or adze
    Synonyms: tayelzimt (Western Senhaja de Srair), iɛdi (Bunsar), lɣanču (Ketama)
  2. (Ketama) fork hoe
    Synonyms: lɣanču, akruci (Bunsar, Hmed, Ketama, Zerqet), appiyuc (Seddat, Zerqet)
  3. (Seddat) pickaxe
    Synonyms: lpiku, tayelzimt (Eastern Senhaja de Srair), tiɛdect (Bunsar, Zerqet), appiyuc (Seddat, Zerqet)

Declension

Inflection of ayelzim
singular plural
free state ayelzim iyelzam, ilzam
annexed state uyelzim iyelzam, ilzam

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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