lɛfit

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • lɛafit, lɛafiyt

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic عَفَا (ʕafā)
Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya)
Moroccan Arabic عافية (ʕāfya)bor.
Tashelhit lɛfit

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lʕfit/

    Noun

    lɛfit f (Tifinagh spelling ⵍⵄⴼⵉⵜ, Arabic spelling لعفيت)

    1. fire
      هانّ لحَسَد ار يشتّا لحَسَنات زود غيك لّي تشتّا لعفيت يكشّوضن.
      hann lḥasad ar ištta lḥasanat zud ġik lli tštta lɛfit ikššuḍn.
      Envy destroys good works like fire devouring wood.

    Synonyms

    See also

    • afarnu (“oven”)
    • fduddu (“to spurt out”)
    • iɣd (“ash”)
    • qqd (“to heat”)
    • rɣ (“to be hot”)
    • tirgit (“ember, coal”)

    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 1315b
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