tinzrt

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • tinzar, anxar, tinxar, tinzirt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber [Term?] (“nose, nostril”), from Proto-Berber *n-s-r (“to blow one's nose”).

Compare Tuareg tenžărt (“nose”), Zenaga tinẕ̌ärt (“nostril”), Tarifit tinzar (“nose”), Ghadames tǝnzart (“nose”), Northern Saharan Berber tinzert (“nose”), Awjila tkənzìrt (“nose”), and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵉⴳⵏⵣⴰⵔ (tignzar, “nose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tinzrt/

Noun

tinzrt f (plural tinzar, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⵏⵣⵔⵜ, Arabic spelling تينزرت)

  1. nose, nostril
    تينزرت ا تڭا يميكّ! تاميوت نس توف اقنضار.
    tinzrt a tga imikk! tamiwt ns tuf aqnḍar.
    and that nose is so small! no treasure is worth her eyebrow (lit. her eyebrow is worth more than a hundredweight).

Inflection

Inflection of tinzrt
singular plural
free state tinzrt tinzar
annexed state tinzrt tnzar

Derived terms

  • ggunzr (“to have a nosebleed”)
  • tinzar (“nostrils, nose”)
  • tinzrt n takʷṭṭ (“eyelet”)

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2707a
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