igzul

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • igʷzil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *g-z-l (“to be short”). Cognate with Kabyle wezzil (“short”), Awjila gə̀zzəl (“to be short, to be low”), and Tamasheq gəzzôlăn (“short”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɡzul/

Verb

igzul (intensive aorist ttigzul, preterite gzzul, verbal noun tigzulyi, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴳⵣⵓⵍ, Arabic spelling ايڭزول)

  1. to be short
    Antonym: iɣzif

Derived terms

  • agzzal (“short”)
  • agzzaylu (“short person”)
  • tigzulyi (“shortness”)
  • zzigzul (“to shorten”)

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 1064a
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