igidr

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • igiydr

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-ǵăʔdăr (“eagle”)[1].

Compare Tuareg eǧădăr, ežădăr, ehădăr (“eagle”), Tarifit jidar (“eagle”), Kabyle igider (“eagle”), and Zenaga ägoʔḏər (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡidr/

Noun

igidr m (plural igadrn, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴳⵉⴷⵔ, Arabic spelling ايڭيدر)

  1. eagle
    نكّ اد يوسين تيڭلاي غ وسدّي ن يڭيدر.
    nkk ad yusin tiglay ġ usddi n igidr.
    I was the one who took the eggs from the eagle's nest.
  2. vulture

Inflection

Inflection of igidr
singular plural
free state igidr igadrn, igidar
annexed state igidr, yigidr igadrn, igidar

See also

  • afalku (“hawk”)
  • aylal (“bird”)
  • lbaz (“falcon”)

References

  1. ^ Marijn van Putten (2018), “Proto-Berber Mid Vowel Harmony”, in Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 27, number 3, Helsinki, pages 1–32
  • 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 1055b
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