tiyni

Tarifit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Egyptian bnrbor.
Proto-Berber *te-βăyne
Tarifit tiyni

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *te-βăyne (“dates”), borrowed from Egyptian bnr (“date”).

    Noun

    tiyni f (plural tiniwin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⵢⵏⵉ)

    1. date palm
    2. (fruit) date

    Tashelhit

    تييني

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Egyptian bnrbor.
    Proto-Berber *te-βăyne
    Tashelhit tiyni

      Inherited from Proto-Berber *te-βăyne (“dates”), borrowed from Egyptian bnr (“date”).

      Noun

      tiyni f (collective, singulative tiynit f, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⵢⵏⵉ, Arabic spelling تييني)

      1. dates (fruit)
      2. palm tree

      Inflection

      Inflection of tiyni
      singular plural
      free state tiyni -
      annexed state tiyni -

      Derived terms

      • bu tiyni (“a type of birds”)
      • taynit (“palm tree”)

      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 2735b
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