zzigz

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *r-g-z (to walk).

Cognate with Awjila žìgəž (to walk), Ghadames zityǝz (to travel), Tetserret žžigiž (to travel, to walk), Zenaga yäẕ̌rägäẕ̌ (to walk on feet), Tamasheq ărgəš (to walk), Tayert argǝz (to march), Tamahaq rǝǧǝh (to march), and Ghat erǧez (to walk).

Verb

zzigz (intensive aorist zzigiz, Tifinagh spelling ⵣⵣⵉⴳⵣ, Arabic spelling زّيڭز)

  1. to walk, to go by foot
    Synonyms: ddu, ftu

Derived terms

  • amzzigz (walker, pedestrian)
  • imzzigz (oral hemorrhage)

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 3 m—š (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/3) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2994a