aɣrda

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit آغردا (aɣerda, “mouse”), from Proto-Berber [Term?].

Cognates include Tarifit aɣarda (“rat”), Senhaja De Srair aɣerda (“rat”), Tachawit aɣerda (“mouse”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵖⵔⴷⴰ (aɣrda, “rat”), and Siwi agerdi (“rat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɣrda/

Noun

aɣrda m (construct state uɣrda, plural iɣrdayn, feminine equivalent taɣrdayt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵖⵔⴷⴰ, Arabic spelling آغردا)

  1. rat, mouse
    aġrda nna iḥršn, ixf a ġ at tqqʷay.
    When the mouse gets too clever, it (the mousetrap) catches its head.

Derived terms

  • biyɣrdayn (“falcon”)
  • mm iɣrdayn (“mouser, mousetrap ”)

See also

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 167b
  • Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 215
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