iger

See also: ígér

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

  • iyer (Hmed)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-agăr (“field”). The most likely ultimate source is Latin ager (“field”), though inheritance from Proto-Afroasiatic cannot be ruled out. Compare Akkadian ugārum (arable land, meadow), Ugaritic 𐎜𐎂𐎗 (ủgr, “field, soil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡər/

Noun

iger m (plural igran, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴳⴻⵔ) (Hmed, Ketama, Taghzut)

  1. field
    Synonyms: amerjaɛ (Bunsar, Seddat, Zerqet), taḥuwiṭ (Bunsar, Zerqet), tarqiɛet (Ketama, Taghzut), leɛraṣi (Bunsar, Zerqet), tafrast (Bunsar, Zerqet), feddan (Seddat)

See also

  • afras (“large field”)
  • (Bunsar, Taghzut) lḥawed (“large field”)

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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