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)
Related terms
- rrbiɛ (“grass”)
- rrbiɛ n waman (“green algae”, literally “grass of the water”)
- yyamerbiɛ (“spring”)