tarwa

Ngizim

Etymology

Cognate with Bole toròm, Ngamo tarà, Karekare tàràn.

Noun

tarwà (plural tarwawín)

  1. termite

Senhaja de Srair

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tarwa/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ta-rŭg-a, possibly from Latin rigo (“to lead, to irrigate”).

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵔⴳⴰ (targa), Tashelhit targa, Tachawit targa.

Noun

tarwa f (plural tirgin or tireggʷin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵔⵡⴰ)

  1. (small artificially dug) canal
Declension
Inflection of tarwa
singular plural
free state tarwa tirgin, tireggʷin
annexed state terwa tergin, treggʷin
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Noun

tarwa f pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵔⵡⴰ)

  1. children; offspring

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

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Noun

tarwa f pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵔⵡⴰ)

  1. children; descendants, offspring
  2. pregnancy
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