zzigz
Tashelhit
Alternative forms
- zzigiz, zzugaz, zigz, zzigid
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)
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, , →ISBN, page 2994a