iɣejḍ

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *e-ɣăyd (“kid; young goat”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳid-/*ḳayd- (“young goat, sheep”).

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵖⵊⴷ (iɣjd, “(goat) kid”), Kabyle iɣid (“(goat) kid”), Northern Saharan Berber iɣid, iɣeyd (“(goat) kid”), Tayert eɣăyd, eɣed (“(goat) kid”), Ghadames aεíd (“(goat) kid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iʁəʒdˤ/

Noun

iɣejḍ m (plural iɣejḍen, feminine equivalent tiɣejṭ, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵖⴻⵊⴹ)

  1. kid (young goat), lamb
    Synonyms: amhar (Ketama, Seddat), abxix (Ketama), abezzik (Ketama), akbac (Ketama), izimmer (Zerqet), imẓi (Hmed)

Declension

Inflection of iɣejḍ
singular plural
free state iɣejḍ iɣejḍen
annexed state iɣejḍ iɣejḍen

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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