iɣzif

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • iɣzaf

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ɣ-z-f (“to be long”). Cognate with Kabyle iɣzif (“to be long”), Awjila ɣə̀zzəf (“to be long, to be high”), and Zenaga oʔZuf (“to be long”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɣzif/

Verb

iɣzif (intensive aorist ttiɣzif, preterite ɣzzif, verbal noun tiɣzi, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵖⵣⵉⴼ, Arabic spelling ايغزيف)

  1. to be long, to be tall, to be high
    Antonym: igzul

Derived terms

  • aɣzzaf (“long”)
  • aɣzzayfu (“tall person”)
  • tiɣzi, tiɣzfi, tiyzi (“length”)
  • zziɣzif (“to lengthen”)

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1072a
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