xeṣṣ

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خص (ḵaṣṣ), from Arabic خَصَّ (ḵaṣṣa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χəsˤː/

Verb

xeṣṣ (Tifinagh spelling ⵅⴻⵚⵚ)

  1. (transitive) to have to, to must
  2. (transitive) to need
    Synonym: ḥtaj
    Xeṣṣ-ay lkisan. ― I need (drinking) glasses.
  3. (transitive) to want
    Synonyms: arr, cucc

Usage notes

This verb belongs to the class of impersonal verbs, which show reduced or frozen PNG (person–number–gender) agreement.

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
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