buharru

Tarifit

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber war (“lion”), Tachawit ar (“lion”), Nefusa wär (“lion”), Zenaga war (“lion”), Proto-Semitic *ʔarway- (“wild beast; lion”), Egyptian


(rw, “lion”), Somali aar (“lion”), Proto-Central Chadic *ruw- (“hyena, wild cat”), Mubi ʔórúwà (“lion”) and Tumak ǝ̄rǝ̄w (“leopard”). Ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *rVw- (“predator; usually a large feliform”).

Noun

buharru m (plural ibuharruten, feminine equivalent tbuharrut, Tifinagh spelling ⴱⵓⵀⴰⵔⵔⵓ)

  1. lion
    Synonym: ayrad
    Synonym: izm
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