ⵀⵣⵣⴰ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هز (hazz), from Arabic هَزَّ (hazza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hzza/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [həzːɑ]

Verb

ⵀⵣⵣⴰ • (hzza)

1. to hold up
2. (of a liquid) to cause to float

   ⵢⵀⵣⵣⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵢⴰⴷ

   yhzza aman ayad

   This floats on water.

   (literally, “Water causes this to float.”)

Usage notes

There is not word in Central Atlas Tamazight for “to float”. Instead, this is expressed using the said verb, with the liquid as subject.

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103