nnhir

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Probably inherited from Proto-Berber. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵏⵉⵔ (inir, forehead) and Kabyle anyir (forehead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nːɦir/

Noun

nnhir m (Tifinagh spelling ⵏⵏⵀⵉⵔ) (Ketama)

  1. forehead
    Synonym: aṣentuḥ

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