iyyar

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • iyyā — Central Tarifit
  • igar — Western Tarifit

Etymology

From earlier iger, 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”).

Noun

iyyar m (plural iyyiren or iyyaren, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵢⵢⴰⵔ)

  1. field

Declension

Inflection of iyyar
singular plural
free state iyyar iyyiren, iyyaren
annexed state yiyyar yiyyiren, yiyyaren
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