nnif

Kabyle

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic نيف (nīf, “nose, self-esteem”), from Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nːif/

Noun

nnif m

  1. a man's point of honor
    Synonym: tinzert
  2. the esteem or respect gained by upholding this point of honor; honor, dignity
    Yesɛa nnif. ― He has a keen sense of his dignity.

Derived terms

  • anifi (“man of honour, sensitive man”)

References

  • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[1], retrieved 2025
  • Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France
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