lɛafya

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عافية (ʕāfya, fire), from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya, health).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʕafja/

Noun

lɛafya f (usually uncountable, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⵄⴰⴼⵢⴰ) (Hmed)

  1. fire, heat, warmth
    Synonym: timessi

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