suḍ

Senhaja de Srair

Root
3 terms

Alternative forms

  • ssuḍ
  • ṣuḍ, ṣṣuḍ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. By surface analysis, ss- (causative prefix) +‎ aḍu (wind), literally to cause wind. Currently, the original base of this verb, aḍu (wind), is obsolete[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sudˤ/

Verb

suḍ (verbal noun asuḍ, Tifinagh spelling ⵙⵓⴹ)

  1. (intransitive) to blow
    Synonym: denni (Hmed)
  • (verbal noun) asuḍ (blowing)
  • (obsolete) aḍu (wind)

References

  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary[3], retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[4], Paris, France: HAL
  1. ^ Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[1], Paris, France: HAL

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • ṣuḍ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *s-eβeḍ / *s-βeḍ (to blow). By surface analysis, ss- (causative prefix) +‎ aḍu (wind), literally to cause wind[1].

Cognate with Ghadames sβēḍ (to blow), Tamahaq seheḍ (to blow), Tawellemmet and Tayert ēwĕḍ (to be inflated with air) & sēwĕḍ (to blow), Central Atlas Tamazight suḍ (to blow), Ghat, Senhaja de Srair, and Kabyle suḍ (to blow), and Zenaga yäššāđ̣ (to blow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sudˤ/

Verb

suḍ (intensive aorist ttsuḍ or swaḍ, verbal noun aṣuḍ, Tifinagh spelling ⵙⵓⴹ, Arabic spelling سوض)

  1. (intransitive) to blow, to exhale
    سوض ي ترڭين اد نفدنت.suḍ i trgin ad nfdntblow on the embers so that they catch fire.

Derived terms

  • awṣaḍ (dragon)
  • aṣuḍ (blowing, ass)
  • suḍ lɛwwad (to play the flute)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 3 m—š (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/3) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2109b
  1. ^ Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[2], Paris, France: HAL