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Etymology

From earlier ul, from Proto-Berber *ulβ (heart), from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (heart).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵓⵍ (ul, heart), Tashelhit ul (heart), Kabyle ul (heart), Northern Saharan Berber ul (heart), Zenaga ūy (heart).

Noun

 m (plural uřawen, diminutive tutc, Tifinagh spelling ⵓⵔ)

  1. heart
  2. central, inner part

Declension

Inflection of
singular plural
free state uřawen
construct state wuř wuřawen

Derived terms

  • uř d tsa (indeterminate plant, literally heart and liver)