rrbiɛ lḥikka

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined internally from Moroccan Arabic ربيع الحكة (rbīʕ el-ḥukka, rbīʕ el-ḥakka, literally itchy grass), a descriptive phrase not attested in Moroccan Arabic, where the common term is instead حريقة (ḥurrīqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rˤːbiʕ lħikːa/

Noun

rrbiɛ lḥikka m (collective, Tifinagh spelling ⵔⵔⴱⵉⵄ ⵍⵃⵉⴽⴽⴰ)

  1. nettle
    Synonym: tikzint (Bunsar, Zerqet)

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