ziyzu

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

Verb

ziyzu (Tifinagh spelling ⵣⵉⵢⵣⵓ)

  1. (intransitive) to turn blue or green
    bnadem xmi itmetta, itesmiḍ, aysum-nnes itziyzu
    when a person dies, they get cold and their flesh turns blue

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

  • azegzaw (“blue; green; raw; immature”)
  • (causative) sziyzu (“to dye green or blue”)
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