mecwi

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مشوي (mašwi), from Arabic مَشْوِيّ (mašwiyy). By surface analysis, m- +‎ cwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məʃwi/

Adjective

mecwi (feminine mecwiyya, common plural mecwiyyin or mecwiyyen, Tifinagh spelling ⵎⴻⵛⵡⵉ)

  1. roasted, grilled
    Synonym: mḥemmer

Declension

Inflection of mecwi
singular plural
masculine mecwi mecwiyyin, mecwiyyen
feminine mecwiyya mecwiyyin, mecwiyyen
  • cwi (“to roast, to grill”)
    • ccwa (“grilled meat”)

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
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