lɣanču

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gancho with the borrowed Moroccan Arabic definite marker ال (el-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʁant͡ʃu/

Noun

lɣanču m (plural lɣančuwwat, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⵖⴰⵏⵞⵓ)

  1. fork hoe
    Synonyms: akruci (Bunsar, Hmed), appiyuc (Seddat, Zerqet), ayelzim (Ketama)
  2. (Ketama) triangular hoe or adze
    Synonyms: ayelzim (Eastern Senhaja de Srair, Taghzut), iɛdi (Bunsar)

Declension

Inflection of lɣanču
singular plural
free state lɣanču lɣančuwwat
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