lɛayla

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عايلة (ʕāyla), from Arabic عَيِّلَة (ʕayyila), female equivalent of عَيِّل (ʕayyil).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lʕajla/

    Noun

    lɛayla f (plural lɛayyal, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⵄⴰⵢⵍⴰ) (Seddat)

    1. female equivalent of lɛayel: female child, girl, daughter
      Synonyms: tarbat, axčit (Ketama)

    Declension

    Inflection of lɛayla
    singular plural
    free state lɛayla lɛayyal
    annexed state

    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