ayll

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • ayl, ayyl, fayyl, fayll

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ayləl (“to fly”).

Cognates include Tamahaq uylal (“to go at a fast trot”), Tamasheq uylal (“to go at a fast trot”), and Zenaga yaʔlla (“he moves the wings”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ajlː/

Verb

ayll (intensive aorist ttaylal or ttayl, verbal noun aylal, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵢⵍⵍ, Arabic spelling آيلّ)

  1. to fly, to take flight
    Synonyms: farri, frfr
    ar ittaylal ugḍiḍ ġ ignwan. ― the bird flies in the skies.
  2. to go fast
    ar ittaylal ġ uġaras. ― he's going too fast (lit. he's flying in the road).

Derived terms

  • aylal (“bird”)
  • ssayll (“to make fly away”)
  • taylalt (“airplane”)

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 530a
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