ameẓẓyan

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• amezzyan

Etymology

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ (amẓẓyan). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Adjective

ameẓẓyan (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴻⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ, plural imeẓẓyanen, feminine tameẓẓyant)

1. small, little

   aḥenjir d ameẓẓyan

   The little boy.

2. young

Declension

Declension of ameẓẓyan

Masculine		Feminine
Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
ameẓẓyan	imeẓẓyanen	tameẓẓyant	timeẓẓyanin

Related terms

• mẓi (“to be small”)
• imẓi (“newborn”)