tisiyneft

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • tisigneft — Western Tarifit
  • tisineft

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *te-s-ăgnəβ-t (“needle”).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵉⵙⴳⵏⵉⵜ (tisgnit, “needle”), Tashelhit tissgnit (“needle”), Kabyle tissegnit (“needle”), Northern Saharan Berber tiseǧneft (“needle”), Zenaga tṣugnaḏ̣, tuṣṣugnaḌ (“needle”).

Noun

tisiyneft f (plural tisiynaf, masculine equivalent isiyni, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⵙⵉⵢⵏⴻⴼⵜ)

  1. needle
  2. pin
  3. injection

Declension

Inflection of tisiyneft
singular plural
free state tisiyneft tisiynaf
construct state tsiyneft tsiynaf
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