awraɣ

Tarifit

Etymology

From warɣ, ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *wVraq- (“green ~ yellow”).

Adjective

awraɣ (feminine tawraɣt, masculine plural iwraɣen, feminine plural tiwraɣin, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖ)

  1. yellow, yellowish
  2. golden
  3. pale
    ak ijjen uɣembub d awraɣ ― with a pale face.

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • awrraɣ, awriɣ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awraɣ/

Noun

awraɣ f (plural iwraɣn, feminine equivalent tawraɣt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖ, Arabic spelling آوراغ)

  1. yellow
  2. golden
  3. pale
  4. type of fish

Inflection

Inflection of awraɣ
singular plural
free state awraɣ iwraɣn
construct state uwraɣ iwraɣn

See also

  • llun (“color”)
  • umlil (“white”)
  • urɣ (“gold”)

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 506b
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