igr

See also: i. Gr. and -igr

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit ايكر (iger, “field”), 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”).

Cognate with Ghomara ager (“farmland”), Kabyle and Senhaja de Srair iger (“field”), Tarifit iyyar, igar (“field”), and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⴳⵔ (igr, “field”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡr/

Noun

igr m (plural igran, feminine equivalent tigrt, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴳⵔ, Arabic spelling ايڭر)

  1. field
    Synonyms: ifarḍ, taɣult
    سموتّي يوّوتا ن ييڭران. ― smutti iwwuta n yigran. ― move the fields boundaries.

Inflection

Inflection of igr
singular plural
free state igr igran
annexed state yigr, igr yigran, igran

Derived terms

  • bu igran (“hare”)
  • igr n zzit (“olive grove”)
  • igran n lbur (“non-irrigable fields”)
  • igran n waman (“irrigable fields”)

See also

  • akal (“earth, soil”)
  • amazir (“manure”)
  • amḍllu (“topsoil, loam”)
  • targa (“irrigation ditch”)
  • tayuga (“plough”)
  • urti (“garden”)

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 1060b
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