agstur

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber [Term?].

The only cognate attested is Tachawit agstur (sword).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡstur/

Noun

agstur m (construct state ugstur, plural igstar, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴳⵙⵜⵓⵔ, Arabic spelling آڭستور)

  1. sword
    Synonyms: aḥriš, ssif, lxanjar

See also

  • imiɣ (battle)
  • lkummiyt (dagger)
  • timnɣa (murder)

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 148b