aḥenjir

Tarifit edit

Alternative forms edit

aḥenjiā — Central Tarifit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خنزير (ḵanzīr, “pig”). Substitutive borrowing to avoid terms of endearment for children due to the belief they may be harmed by spirits.

Noun edit

aḥenjir m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵃⴻⵏⵊⵉⵔ, plural iḥenjirn, feminine taḥenjirt)

child
boy, young man

Declension edit

Declension of aḥenjir

	Singular	Plural
Free state	aḥenjir	iḥenjirn
Construct state	uḥenjir	yiḥenjirn

References edit

Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 92