azzar

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian azzaru, from Latin aciarium, from acies.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atˈt͡saːr/

Noun

azzar m

  1. steel (metal)

Derived terms

Tashelhit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /azːar/
  • Audio (Agadir):(file)

Noun

azzar m (collective, construct state wazzar, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵔ, Arabic spelling آزّار)

  1. hair
    Synonym: inẓiḍ
    tṛẓm i wazzar nns. ― she untied her hair.

Derived terms

  • azzar n ddu taytt (“armpit hair”)
  • azzar n gr iḍaṛṛn (“pubic hair”)
  • kks azzar (“to shave one's head”)
  • lmus n wazzar (“razor”)

See also

  • agayyu (“head”)
  • ilm (“skin”)
  • kṛḍ (“to comb one's hair”)

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 569b
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