aḥenjir
Tarifit
editAlternative forms
edit- aḥenjiā — Central Tarifit
Etymology
editBorrowed 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
editaḥenjir m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵃⴻⵏⵊⵉⵔ, plural iḥenjirn, feminine taḥenjirt)
Declension
editReferences
edit- Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 92