zzenz

Kabyle

Root
n-z (selling)
2 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. By surface analysis, ss- (“causative prefix”) +‎ enz (“to be sold”), literally “to cause to be sold”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zːənz/

Verb

zzenz (verbal noun azenzi or tuzenzin)

  1. to sell
    Zzenzeɣ takerrust-iw. ― I sold my car.

References

  • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[1], retrieved 2025
  • Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

  • znez (Western Senhaja de Srair, Hmed)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. By surface analysis, ss- (“causative prefix”) +‎ nez (“to be sold”), literally “to cause to be sold”. Currently, the original base of this verb, nez (“to be sold”), is only found in Ketama.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zːənz/

Verb

zzenz (Tifinagh spelling ⵣⵣⴻⵏⵣ)

  1. (transitive) to sell
    Tzzenzed-ten? ― Did you sell them?
  • (Ketama) nez (“to be sold”)
    • (passive) mmenz (“to be sold”)

References

  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎[2], retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[3], Paris, France: HAL
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